Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.3 years longer

In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 22.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ethiopia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

be 5.1 times more likely to be obese

In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.2 times more money

Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ethiopia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 85.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ethiopia, approximately 267.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 92.3% more likely to be literate

In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 51.8% as of 2017. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.

be 71.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Ethiopia, approximately 33.5 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 63.9% fewer children

In Ethiopia, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 81.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Ethiopia, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ethiopia, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 44.4% more on education

Ethiopia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Ethiopia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

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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