Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Austria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 3.7 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 14.9% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 39.1% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 73.1% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.
be 51.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 15.1% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.4% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 27.5% more on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Barbados: At a glance
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