Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 24.0% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.7% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 36.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 65.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 98.8% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 51.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 56.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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 36.7% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.2% more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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