Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

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 Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 10.8% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

pay a 70.4% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 76.0% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 10.8% more on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 58.3% more on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 33.2 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Skatteverket.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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