Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 95.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 18.9 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 40.0% more likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.6% more money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 63.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.7% more likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 75.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 53.6% fewer children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 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 11.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 74.5% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
be 23.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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
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