Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.6 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 25.6% lower top tax rate

Taiwan has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

make 63.6% less money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

have 46.6% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 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.

Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 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, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..

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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