Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Montenegro, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
be 36.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
make 29.5% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 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 Montenegro, 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.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.0% less coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Barbados: At a glance
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