Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Barbados instead of Peru, you would:

Health

live 9.6 years longer

In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Peru, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

be 17.3% more likely to be obese

In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 21.3% more money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2022, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Peru, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.

pay a 11.7% higher top tax rate

Peru 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 43.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 Peru, 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.

Basic Needs

be 21.1% more likely to have internet access

In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 62.5% more on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 14.3% more on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.0% less coastline

Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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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