Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 27.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 40.3% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 64.4% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 23.4% fewer children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.7% more likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 39.1 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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