Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 3.0 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 18.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 68.7% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 74.0% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 24.3% fewer children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 23.1% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.2% more on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 18.5 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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