Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 37.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Estonia, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 63.8% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 67.5% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.8% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.3% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.