Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 76.0% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 62.9% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
see 82.1% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
have 18.0% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
have 10.5% less access to essential health services
Finland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Barbados scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 49.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
have 42.6% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.9% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.2% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Barbados spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 48.4% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 7.6 times more likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 12.3 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 54.5% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 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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