Quality of life comparison

be 58.4% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 16.4 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 64.4% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

have 2.7 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.1% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 5.0 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 49.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, 51% of the population do as of 2022.

be 62.7% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 84% of people do as of 2020.

spend 30.8% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.5% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 74.2% more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.