Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
be 13.8% more likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 67.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 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 Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 22.9% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.