Quality of life comparison

be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Iceland, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

live 5.1 years less

In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

pay a 27.6% lower top tax rate

Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

make 75.3% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 16.4% fewer children

In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 17.2% less likely to have internet access

In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

spend 43.4% less on education

Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.7% less on healthcare

Iceland spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 98.0% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.