Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
have 24.2% more access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Barbados scores 77 as of 2021.
be 30.0% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 17.1% more likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 39.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 65.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 4.4 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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.
have 32.6% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 70.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.3 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 89.3% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 64.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.9% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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