Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 26.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 19.8 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.2 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
pay a 11.7% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 86.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 65.3% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 6.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 35.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 18.2% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.9% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, National Revenue Authority.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.