Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 10.5% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iran, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 16.5% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 35.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
be 68.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
have 29.1% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.