Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 37.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2024.
live 6.0 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
be 85.9% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 30.8% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
see 13.4% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
Economy
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 12.5% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 75.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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.
have 44.1% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.9% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 61.1% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 34.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.9 times more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 26.5 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 63.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 44.7% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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