Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 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 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Madagascar, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Madagascar, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.3 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.
pay a 67.5% higher top tax rate
Madagascar has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 392.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.8% more likely to be literate
In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 77.3% as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 75.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 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.
have 61.2% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 76.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 84.6% more on healthcare
Madagascar spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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