Quality of life comparison

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 5.6 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 79.1% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 27.0% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

have 100.0% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.4% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 2.7 times more 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 40.7% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 52.3% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 4.1 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.