Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belarus, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 32.5% less money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $19,100 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 12.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 2.6 times higher top tax rate
Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 19.3% more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belarus, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 3.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on education
Belarus spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Barbados: At a glance
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