Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 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 88.2% less spent on your healthcare
Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
have 65.6% fewer doctors per person
Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Barbados has 29.6 as of 2022.
have 10.5% less access to essential health services
Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Barbados scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
make 90.2% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.3% more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 2.2 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 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Barbados spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 73.1% more on healthcare
Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.7 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Infrastructure
find 32.7% less home broadband
Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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