Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Barbados instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 14.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

Life

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

have 11.7% fewer children

In Wallis and Futuna, 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.

Basic Needs

be 9.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 24.8% less coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 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

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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