Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
have 16.7% more doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
be 29.4% less likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.6 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 58.3% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
see 34.4% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
Economy
be 21.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 3.3 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.1 children do as of 2024.
have 16.1% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.7% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 70.1% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 38.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 24.1 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.0% more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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