Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.0% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 22.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 29.0% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.0 times 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.7% less on education
Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.1% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.2 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.