Quality of life comparison

live 1.6 years longer

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 14.4% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% 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 Oman, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

make 56.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

be 33.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

have 49.3% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.4% less likely to have internet access

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

spend 20.4% more on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 35.8% more on healthcare

Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 95.4% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.