Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 27.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Egypt, 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
be 28.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 48.9% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.9% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 45.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 49.5% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.9% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.0% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Barbados: At a glance
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