Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 8.9% as of 2019.
pay a 46.3% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.6% 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 11.4% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.6% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 12.7% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ukraine, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.7 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Ukraine: At a glance
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