Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
be 15.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 21.8% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.4% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.