Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.1% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 7.6% as of 2024.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 19.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 45.6% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Barbados, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 51.2% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.