Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 56.7% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 61.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
pay a 18.2% higher top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 13.4% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In United States, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 205.4 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
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