Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Luxembourg, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 4.4 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 23.2% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 88.3% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 88.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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