Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Croatia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
pay a 29.0% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 51.3% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 25.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 25.2% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 10.3% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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