Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 6.2 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.1% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.8% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 33.6% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.5% more 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 Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on education
Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 13.9% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.2 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.