Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.0 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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

make 87.5% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $139,100 as of 2009, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Liechtenstein, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

pay a 39.6% higher top tax rate

Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 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 10.4% less likely to have internet access

In Liechtenstein, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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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