Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 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 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Georgia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 67.5% higher top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 35.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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 10.1% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% more on education
Georgia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 68.7% less coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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