Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.5 years longer

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 25.6% lower top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

make 21.3% less money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 70.2% more likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 69.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.0% more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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 17.8% more likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 80.6% more on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 28.6% more on healthcare

China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.3% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 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, State Administration of Taxation.

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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