Quality of life comparison

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 10.8% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 3.9 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 32.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

pay a 70.4% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 85.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 76.0% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

be 15.9% more likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

spend 76.7% more on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 73.0% more on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 33.2 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.