Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Grenada, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
be 57.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
make 14.6% less money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 22.3% fewer children
In Grenada, there are approximately 13.9 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 43.9% more likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% more on education
Grenada spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.0% more on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 19.8% less coastline
Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Grenada? See an in-depth size comparison.