Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
be 6.1 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 80.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.3% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 71.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 64.0% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 13.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 54.8% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
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