Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 62.1% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 22.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 48.7% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.9% more likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.7% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 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 Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.