Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Barbados, you would:
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 46.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 92.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.7% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.