Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Honduras, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 80.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 34.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.5% more likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 36.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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.
have 39.6% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 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 23.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 95.2% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.7% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.2% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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