Quality of life comparison

be 21.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

live 2.8 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 48.3% more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 30.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

pay a 34.0% higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

be 66.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.3% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.

be 14.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 31.9% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 49.1% more likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

spend 20.4% less on education

Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 90.5% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.