Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Barbados instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.1 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 49.1% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 32.2% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 10.7% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 21.2% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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