Quality of life comparison

be 15.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

live 6.7 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 14.4% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

be 30.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.

make 56.7% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.

be 65.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.2% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.

be 56.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 35.9% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 44.4% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 30.9% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 78.9% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.