Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 10.3% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
see 27.5% more spent on your healthcare
Egypt spends $905 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
have 4.4 times more doctors per person
Egypt has 6.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
have 10.0% more access to essential health services
Egypt scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Barbados scores 77 as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Egypt has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 9.2 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
be 56.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
have 46.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.2 times more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 38.0% less strain on fresh water
Egypt withdraws 141% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 81.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Egypt, air pollution causes 105.0 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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