Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uruguay, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 40.3% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 32.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 11.7% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
have 14.8% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.0% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.3% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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