Quality of life comparison

be 36.2% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

live 2.0 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

pay a 15.4% lower top tax rate

United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

make 78.6% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 42.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.

be 85.7% more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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 11.8% fewer children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 14.0% less on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 62.5% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 99.5% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.