Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 17.5% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chile, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 1.2 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
be 12.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
pay a 16.2% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 41.0% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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.
have 13.7% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 16.1% more on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Chilean Tax Administration.
Barbados: At a glance
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