Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 3.2 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.3 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $57,500 as of 2023.

pay a 54.0% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 79.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

be 77.8% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Finland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.9 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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