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 Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 7.8 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 73.6% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 7.3 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 56.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.9% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 17.8% fewer children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 56.9% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 15.3% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.0% more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.