Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
have 30.1% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
live 8.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 55.1% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
be 51.5% more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 12.2% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
have 11.0% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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 29.6% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Barbados spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 80.6% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 29.8 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 37.1 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 97.7% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 57.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 89.4% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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