Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Israel, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 4.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 33.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 66.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 37.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.0% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.5% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Barbados, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Barbados: At a glance
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