Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 77.5% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.0 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
pay a 55.2% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 25.3% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 25.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.6% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 35.5% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 70.8% less on education
Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 43.1% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.8 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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