Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 Ukraine, 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
be 19.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
pay a 86.1% higher top tax rate
Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 11.5% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.5% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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