Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 76.6% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.0 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 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 93.9% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
see 69.2% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
have 14.7% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 17.6% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
have 56.6% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Barbados spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 31.1% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 4.8 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 6.7 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 67.5% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 46.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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