Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 35.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

live 3.7 years longer

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 34.6% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 31.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 53.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 26.5% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.7% more on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 45.2% less coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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