Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 37.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 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 11.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
have 10.1 times more doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
have 42.6% more access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Barbados scores 77 as of 2021.
be 55.2% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 56.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 10.5 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 76.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 49.3% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 47.0% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
be 35.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Barbados spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 69.3% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 81.9% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 68.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 120.9 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 6.5 times more strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 62.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.4 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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