Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 11.7% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
be 79.9% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.7 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 6.7 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
see 78.5% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
Economy
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
be 59.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Barbados, however, that number is 25.7% as of 2016.
make 21.1% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
have 95.1% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.7% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 85.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.7% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 32.3 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 67.9% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 58.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2013), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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