Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
have 27.9% more doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
be 53.7% less likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.2 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 36.2% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
be 97.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 36.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 16.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 25.0% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 83.7% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 57.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 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
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 12.9 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 17.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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