Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 23.5% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

Economy

make 27.9% more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 83.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

pay a 67.5% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

Life

have 32.7% fewer children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 14.0% more on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 89.5% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 91.4% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 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, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.

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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