Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 70.1% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 39.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 65.7% less likely to die by suicide
Barbados has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.0 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 63.9% less spent on your healthcare
Barbados spends $1,153 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 82.3% fewer doctors per person
Barbados has 29.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 28.6% less access to essential health services
Barbados scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 50.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 82.2% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 41.7% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Indonesia, 89% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% less on education
Barbados spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 564.1 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 96.0% less likely to be murdered
Barbados has a homicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 13.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Barbados, road accidents kill 10.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 66.1% less strain on fresh water
Barbados withdraws 88% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
find 86.9% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Barbados, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.9% more CO2
Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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