Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 90.1% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.
be 14.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.
pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.2% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 50.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 36.3% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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