Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
be 64.1% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 89.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 64.2% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.7% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 53.5% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.