Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 13.1 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.9 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 94.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.

be 78.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 67.0% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 24.2% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on education

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 83.2% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 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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