Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 10.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 49.2% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 34.0% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 39.8% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 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 28.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 38.7% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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