Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 28.0% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
make 54.6% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 50.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
be 58.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
have 24.2% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.5% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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 Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.