Quality of life comparison

live 1.9 years longer

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 34.7% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% 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 Saudi Arabia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

make 64.9% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 62.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

be 21.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

have 21.3% fewer children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

spend 16.7% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 26.3% more on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.3% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.