https://www.humantruth.info/barbados.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Barbados | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 53rd best |
Capital | Bridgetown |
Land Area | 430km21 |
Location | North America, The Americas, The Caribbean |
Groupings | Small Islands |
Population | 0.3m2 |
Life Expectancy | 77.57yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $12 306 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | BB, BRB, 525 |
Internet Domain | .bb6 |
Currency | Dollar (BBD)7 |
Telephone | +8 |
“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.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“From surfing the waves to windsurfing the shallows to snorkeling the reefs, you may never dry off. But if you do, this genteel island´s verdant interior might lure you for a tropical hike. Barbados is ringed by azure water and white-sand visions that fuel the fantasies of those stuck in chilly winter climes.
No matter your budget or style, you´ll find a place to stay, especially on the popular south and west coasts. Elsewhere, however, is where you´ll find what makes the island special. Barbados has lush scenery among rolling hills dotted with fascinating survivors of the colonial past. Vast plantation homes show the wealth of European settlers, while several botanical gardens exploit the beauty possible from the perfect growing conditions.
The wild Atlantic-battered east coast is a legend with surfers; those looking for action will also find windsurfing, hiking, diving and more. Away from the glitz, it´s still a civilized place (with a 98% literacy rate) of classic calypso rhythms, an island-time vibe and world-famous rums.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
67 | Albania | 0.796 |
68= | Grenada | 0.795 |
68= | Bulgaria | 0.795 |
70 | Barbados | 0.790 |
71 | Antigua & Barbuda | 0.788 |
72 | Seychelles | 0.785 |
73 | Sri Lanka | 0.782 |
74 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.780 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
94 | Suriname | $12 672 |
95 | Sri Lanka | $12 578 |
96 | Paraguay | $12 349 |
97 | Barbados | $12 306 |
98 | Peru | $12 246 |
99 | Equatorial Guinea | $12 074 |
100 | St Lucia | $12 048 |
101 | St Vincent & Grenadines | $11 961 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 29.1 |
2 | Norway | 32.3 |
3 | Sweden | 34.1 |
... | ||
50 | Montenegro | 72.7 |
51 | Thailand | 73.5 |
52 | Serbia | 74.8 |
53 | Barbados | 75.5 |
54 | San Marino | 76.1 |
55 | Malaysia | 76.5 |
56 | Albania | 76.6 |
57 | Tunisia | 77.5 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.9 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Barbados's population is predicted to fall to 281 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 1.63. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
172 | Belize | 0.4m |
173 | Iceland | 0.3m |
174 | Vanuatu | 0.3m |
175 | Barbados | 0.3m |
176 | Sao Tome & Principe | 0.2m |
177 | Samoa | 0.2m |
178 | St Lucia | 0.2m |
179 | Kiribati | 0.1m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
42 | China | 78.2 |
43 | Czechia | 77.7 |
44 | Croatia | 77.6 |
45 | Barbados | 77.6 |
46 | USA | 77.2 |
47 | Estonia | 77.1 |
48 | Costa Rica | 77.0 |
49 | Saudi Arabia | 76.9 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
54 | S. Africa | 2.34 |
55 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 1.66 |
56 | Guatemala | 2.35 |
57 | Barbados | 1.63 |
58 | Guyana | 2.37 |
59= | Serbia | 1.63 |
59= | Australia | 1.63 |
61 | Brazil | 1.63 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
153 | USA | 33.8 |
154 | New Zealand | 34.9 |
155 | UK | 35.0 |
156 | Barbados | 35.6 |
157 | Lithuania | 36.0 |
158 | Czechia | 36.1 |
159 | Cuba | 36.2 |
160 | Poland | 36.3 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
45 | Iceland | 12.5% |
46 | Libya | 12.4% |
47 | France | 12.2% |
48 | Barbados | 12.1% |
49 | Djibouti | 12.1% |
50 | Netherlands | 12.1% |
51 | Slovenia | 11.8% |
52 | Denmark | 11.5% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
8 | Antigua & Barbuda | 47.6% |
9 | Tonga | 45.4% |
10 | Albania | 45.4% |
11 | Barbados | 41.0% |
12 | Suriname | 39.0% |
13 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 38.9% |
14 | Palau | 38.8% |
15 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 37.7% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women
Compared to The Americas (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Canada | 14.7 |
2 | Costa Rica | 31.8 |
3 | Uruguay | 35.5 |
4 | USA | 38.6 |
5 | Chile | 47.9 |
6 | Puerto Rico | 50.8 |
7 | Barbados | 51.7 |
8 | Argentina | 53.3 |
9 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 54.2 |
10 | Dominica | 57.3 |
11 | Brazil | 60.3 |
12 | Jamaica | 64.1 |
13 | Panama | 64.4 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
q=36. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
35 | Latvia | 49.4 |
36 | Puerto Rico | 50.8 |
37 | Slovakia | 51.1 |
38 | Barbados | 51.7 |
39 | Greece | 52.4 |
40 | San Marino | 53.1 |
41 | Argentina | 53.3 |
42 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 54.2 |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway19. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan19.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe19, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia19.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Slavery Lower is better20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 % Victims20 | |
1 | Japan | 0.03 |
2= | Canada | 0.05 |
2= | Taiwan | 0.05 |
... | ||
53 | Mexico | 0.27 |
54= | Colombia | 0.27 |
54= | Algeria | 0.27 |
54= | Barbados | 0.27 |
57 | China | 0.28 |
58= | S. Africa | 0.28 |
59 | Slovakia | 0.29 |
60= | Czechia | 0.29 |
The Americas Avg | 0.25 | |
World Avg | 0.65 | |
q=167. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better21 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2014 Rank21 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 |
... | ||
82 | Brazil | 82 |
83 | Tajikistan | 83 |
84 | Nepal | 84 |
85= | Barbados | 85 |
85= | Rwanda | 85 |
87 | India | 87 |
88= | Burkina Faso | 88 |
88= | Kenya | 88 |
The Americas Avg | 72.4 | |
World Avg | 79.7 | |
q=159. |
Freedom in the World Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score | |
1= | Norway | 1.0 |
1= | Canada | 1.0 |
1= | Cape Verde | 1.0 |
... | ||
28= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
28= | Spain | 1.0 |
28= | Belgium | 1.0 |
28= | Barbados | 1.0 |
28= | Andorra | 1.0 |
28= | Uruguay | 1.0 |
28= | Australia | 1.0 |
28= | UK | 1.0 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.7 | |
q=205. |
Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2009 Treaties22 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2= | Chile | 23 |
2= | Costa Rica | 23 |
... | ||
146 | Trinidad & Tobago | 12 |
147= | Lebanon | 12 |
148 | Thailand | 11 |
149= | Barbados | 11 |
149= | Bahamas | 11 |
149= | Cuba | 11 |
149= | Guyana | 11 |
149= | Swaziland | 11 |
The Americas Avg | 16.5 | |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
q=194. |
HR Treaties Lag Lower is better23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty23 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
... | ||
89 | Nepal | 9.76 |
90 | S. Korea | 9.89 |
91 | Niger | 9.89 |
92 | Barbados | 9.94 |
93 | Algeria | 9.95 |
94 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 9.98 |
95 | Azerbaijan | 10.08 |
96 | Lebanon | 10.14 |
The Americas Avg | 8.45 | |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Gender Equality:
The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including Barbados and many developing nations, move to cease preventing women from voting. Barbados is on the way towards ending gender inequality but women are still in an unfavourable position much of the time.
See:
Gender Inequality Lower is better24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202224 | |
1 | Denmark | 0.01 |
2 | Norway | 0.01 |
3 | Switzerland | 0.02 |
... | ||
67 | Tajikistan | 0.28 |
68= | Brunei | 0.28 |
68= | Georgia | 0.28 |
70 | Barbados | 0.29 |
71 | Argentina | 0.30 |
72 | Mongolia | 0.30 |
73 | Cuba | 0.30 |
74 | Thailand | 0.31 |
The Americas Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.34 | |
q=166. |
Year Women Can Vote Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Year | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
... | ||
79= | Chile | 1949 |
79= | China | 1949 |
79= | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1949 |
82 | Barbados | 1950 |
83= | India | 1950 |
83= | Haiti | 1950 |
85 | Antigua & Barbuda | 1951 |
86= | Grenada | 1951 |
The Americas Avg | 1947 | |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Prejudice:
LGBT Equality Higher is better25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Score25 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
... | ||
140= | St Vincent & Grenadines | -10 |
140= | Mauritius | -10 |
140= | Myanmar (Burma) | -10 |
140= | Barbados | -10 |
144 | Ethiopia | -14 |
145= | Eritrea | -14 |
145= | Brunei | -14 |
145= | Swaziland | -14 |
The Americas Avg | 26.1 | |
World Avg | 12.6 | |
q=196. |
Freedom of Thought Lower is better26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202126 | |
1= | Belgium | 1.0 |
1= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
... | ||
24 | Albania | 1.8 |
25= | Kosovo | 1.8 |
25= | S. Korea | 1.8 |
27 | Barbados | 2.0 |
28= | Gabon | 2.0 |
28= | New Zealand | 2.0 |
28= | Sierra Leone | 2.0 |
28= | Luxembourg | 2.0 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #barbados #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank27 | |
1 | Curaço | 49.7 |
2 | Aruba | 49.9 |
3 | US Virgin Islands | 51.9 |
... | ||
11 | British Virgin Islands | 78.7 |
12 | Grenada | 85.8 |
13 | Brazil | 86.5 |
14 | Barbados | 88.3 |
15 | Uruguay | 88.4 |
16 | Costa Rica | 88.8 |
17= | Trinidad & Tobago | 89.8 |
18 | Chile | 90.2 |
19 | Bermuda | 91.5 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank27 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
79 | Bulgaria | 87.7 |
80 | Hungary | 87.8 |
81 | Morocco | 88.2 |
82 | Barbados | 88.3 |
83 | Uruguay | 88.4 |
84 | Costa Rica | 88.8 |
85 | Iran | 88.8 |
86 | Qatar | 89.1 |
World Avg | 97.60 | |
q=213. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man28. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Cook Islands, The Marshall Islands and Niue28.
25 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans28, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia28.
For more, see:
Health:
Barbados does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Barbados does better than average for its suicide rate29, its average life expectancy11, its fertility rate14 and in its smoking rate30. Barbados still has work to do. Barbados does worse than average when it comes to the prevalence of overweight adults31, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance32, its immunizations take-up33, its adolescent birth rate34 and in its alcohol consumption rate35. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Barbados improved by +4.5yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Barbados's peak fertility rate was 4.33 in 1960.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
42 | China | 78.2 |
43 | Czechia | 77.7 |
44 | Croatia | 77.6 |
45 | Barbados | 77.6 |
46 | USA | 77.2 |
47 | Estonia | 77.1 |
48 | Costa Rica | 77.0 |
49 | Saudi Arabia | 76.9 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita35 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
141= | St Kitts & Nevis | 9.4 |
141= | Tanzania | 9.4 |
143 | Uganda | 9.5 |
144 | Barbados | 9.6 |
145= | Argentina | 9.8 |
145= | Georgia | 9.8 |
145= | Namibia | 9.8 |
145= | USA | 9.8 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
54 | S. Africa | 2.34 |
55 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 1.66 |
56 | Guatemala | 2.35 |
57 | Barbados | 1.63 |
58 | Guyana | 2.37 |
59= | Serbia | 1.63 |
59= | Australia | 1.63 |
61 | Brazil | 1.63 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201430 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
61 | Sierra Leone | 310 |
62 | Sri Lanka | 322 |
63 | Mexico | 329 |
64 | Barbados | 333 |
65 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 338 |
66 | Hong Kong | 345 |
67 | Colombia | 359 |
68 | Antigua & Barbuda | 362 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2013 Per 100k29 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
18 | Paraguay | 7.1 |
19= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 7.3 |
19= | Guatemala | 7.3 |
19= | Barbados | 7.3 |
19= | Belize | 7.3 |
23 | Bahrain | 7.5 |
24 | Albania | 8 |
25= | Mexico | 8.5 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
100 | Lesotho | 100 |
101 | Tanzania | 101 |
102 | Equatorial Guinea | 102 |
103 | Barbados | 103 |
104 | Venezuela | 104 |
105 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 105 |
106 | Serbia | 106 |
107 | Zimbabwe | 107 |
The Americas Avg | 94.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 1976 %31 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 4.7 |
2 | Vietnam | 5.1 |
3 | Nepal | 5.4 |
... | ||
96 | Costa Rica | 28.6 |
97= | Mongolia | 29.0 |
97= | Ecuador | 29.0 |
99 | Barbados | 29.5 |
100 | El Salvador | 29.7 |
101= | Morocco | 30.4 |
101= | Turkmenistan | 30.4 |
103 | Algeria | 30.6 |
The Americas Avg | 30.7 | |
World Avg | 27.1 | |
q=191. |
Adult Obesity Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %36 | |
1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
... | ||
171 | Hungary | 36.4% |
172 | Bahrain | 37.2% |
173 | Iraq | 37.4% |
174 | Barbados | 38.2% |
175 | Romania | 38.2% |
176 | Georgia | 38.9% |
177 | Chile | 39.5% |
178 | Puerto Rico | 41.0% |
The Americas Avg | 32.0% | |
World Avg | 24.7% | |
q=199. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100034 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
108 | Kiribati | 39.6 |
109 | Azerbaijan | 40.1 |
110 | Pakistan | 41.2 |
111 | Barbados | 41.9 |
112 | Palau | 42.1 |
113 | Palestine | 42.9 |
114 | Brazil | 43.6 |
115 | Egypt | 43.6 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %33 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
106 | Denmark | 92.3 |
107 | Azerbaijan | 92.2 |
108= | Australia | 92.1 |
108= | Barbados | 92.1 |
110 | Ghana | 91.7 |
111= | Lesotho | 91.7 |
112 | Malawi | 91.7 |
113 | Mexico | 91.6 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#barbados #biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
28= | St Kitts & Nevis | 96.9 |
29 | Bahamas | 100.9 |
30 | Antigua & Barbuda | 103.2 |
31 | St Lucia | 103.6 |
32 | USA | 103.8 |
33 | Haiti | 105.8 |
34 | Suriname | 108.5 |
35 | Barbados | 110.1 |
36 | Grenada | 125.0 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
171 | Kyrgyzstan | 108.7 |
172 | Angola | 109.5 |
173 | Kazakhstan | 109.8 |
174 | Barbados | 110.1 |
175 | Kiribati | 111.4 |
176 | Micronesia | 114.6 |
177 | Bhutan | 115.3 |
178 | Belarus | 116.0 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"38. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
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One of the highest in The Americas Barbados ranks 174th in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is computed from 21 data sets. Barbados does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-202039. When it comes to most other metrics, Barbados does not do well. It does worse than average in terms of its environmental performance40, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in reducing annual meat consumption per person41. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to energy to GDP efficiency42 (amongst the highest in The Americas).Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better39 | ||
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Pos. | Total39 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
91= | Norfolk Island | 0.0% |
91= | Yemen | 0.0% |
91= | Tonga | 0.0% |
91= | Barbados | 0.0% |
91= | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
91= | Bahamas | 0.0% |
91= | San Marino | 0.0% |
91= | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Environmental Performance Higher is better40 | ||
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Pos. | 201840 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
90 | Mauritius | 56.6 |
91 | St Lucia | 56.2 |
92 | Bolivia | 56.0 |
93 | Barbados | 55.8 |
94 | Georgia | 55.7 |
95 | Kiribati | 55.3 |
96 | Bahrain | 55.2 |
97 | Nicaragua | 55.0 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
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Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better42 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Avg42 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
143 | Moldova | 1.88 |
144 | S. Africa | 1.97 |
145 | Kuwait | 2.02 |
146 | Barbados | 2.04 |
147 | Libya | 2.05 |
148 | Singapore | 2.06 |
149 | Lebanon | 2.06 |
150 | Ukraine | 2.11 |
The Americas Avg | 1.42 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
126 | Tajikistan | 54% |
127 | St Kitts & Nevis | 54% |
128 | Dominica | 54% |
129 | Barbados | 54% |
130 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 53% |
131 | Jamaica | 53% |
132 | Mali | 53% |
133 | Burundi | 53% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
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Meat Consumption Lower is better41 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 kg41 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
158 | Luxembourg | 85.8 |
159 | Antigua & Barbuda | 85.8 |
160 | France | 86.1 |
161 | Barbados | 86.4 |
162 | Canada | 86.9 |
163 | New Caledonia | 87.5 |
164 | Montenegro | 88.4 |
165 | Belarus | 88.9 |
The Americas Avg | 70.3 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
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In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Barbados was well above the global average (of 49kgs per year), putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.41
#education #modernity #technology #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)43 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank43 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
4 | Grenada | 43.4 |
5 | Barbados | 47.4 |
6 | St Kitts & Nevis | 48.8 |
7 | Chile | 48.8 |
8 | Brazil | 52.8 |
9 | Uruguay | 57.6 |
10 | Mexico | 64.5 |
11 | Peru | 68.2 |
12 | Costa Rica | 69.8 |
13 | Cuba | 72.8 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
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Modernity & Learning (2020)43 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank43 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
37 | Grenada | 43.4 |
38 | Russia | 44.3 |
39 | Malta | 45.9 |
40 | Barbados | 47.4 |
41 | Palau | 47.4 |
42 | Ukraine | 47.7 |
43 | Bulgaria | 47.8 |
44 | Croatia | 47.8 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
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The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark44. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone44. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots45.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)46
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe44, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia44.
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Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education Higher is better47 | ||
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Pos. | 201847 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
31 | Tonga | 93.7% |
32 | Japan | 93.6% |
33 | Tajikistan | 93.1% |
34 | Barbados | 92.9% |
35 | Albania | 92.9% |
36 | Belarus | 92.2% |
37 | Marshall Islands | 92.1% |
38 | Montenegro | 91.6% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
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Length of Schooling Higher is better48 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years48 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
44 | Russia | 15.8 |
45 | Kazakhstan | 15.8 |
46 | UAE | 15.7 |
47 | Barbados | 15.7 |
48 | Cyprus | 15.6 |
49 | Brazil | 15.6 |
50 | Georgia | 15.6 |
51 | St Kitts & Nevis | 15.4 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
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Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
32 | Ireland | 32 |
33 | Croatia | 33 |
34 | Israel | 34 |
35 | Barbados | 35 |
36 | Estonia | 36 |
37 | Luxembourg | 37 |
38 | USA | 38 |
39 | Portugal | 39 |
The Americas Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
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Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better49 | ||
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Pos. | 201649 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
34 | Spain | 82% |
35 | Austria | 81% |
36 | Ireland | 81% |
37 | Barbados | 80% |
38 | Hungary | 80% |
39 | Kuwait | 80% |
40 | Malta | 80% |
41 | Chile | 78% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio50 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
169= | Cuba | 0.0 |
169= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.0 |
169= | Montenegro | 0.0 |
169= | Libya | 0.0 |
169= | Jamaica | 0.0 |
169= | Fiji | 0.0 |
169= | Jordan | 0.0 |
169= | Barbados | 0.0 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
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#barbados #capitalism #charitability #corruption #culture #economics #equality #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #peace #politics #poverty #social_development #st_lucia
Compared to The Americas (2020)51 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank51 | |
1 | Canada | 23.1 |
2 | Barbados | 46.9 |
3 | Costa Rica | 47.3 |
4 | Uruguay | 52.6 |
5 | USA | 54.1 |
6 | Chile | 57.4 |
7 | Trinidad & Tobago | 62.1 |
8 | Jamaica | 69.5 |
9 | Argentina | 73.6 |
10 | Cuba | 73.8 |
11 | Panama | 78.4 |
12 | Belize | 78.8 |
13 | Dominica | 79.6 |
The Americas Avg | 79.19 | |
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Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)51 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank51 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
28 | Qatar | 44.8 |
29 | Spain | 45.0 |
30 | Japan | 45.5 |
31 | Barbados | 46.9 |
32 | Costa Rica | 47.3 |
33 | Cyprus | 47.4 |
34 | Portugal | 48.2 |
35 | Mauritius | 48.3 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
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This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
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National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better52 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Points52 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
26 | Bhutan | 68.0 |
27 | UAE | 67.0 |
28= | Chile | 67.0 |
29 | Barbados | 65.0 |
30 | Bahamas | 64.0 |
31= | S. Korea | 63.0 |
31= | Israel | 63.0 |
33 | Lithuania | 62.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
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Thoughout the 2010s, Barbados's score on the Corruption Perception Index declined more than any other country except Saint Lucia, causing it to fall by 15 ranks.
Creativity & Culture Lower is better32 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
15 | Germany | 15 |
16 | Slovenia | 16 |
17 | Latvia | 17 |
18 | Barbados | 18 |
19 | Hungary | 19 |
20 | Slovakia | 20 |
21 | Poland | 21 |
22 | Norway | 22 |
The Americas Avg | 80.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
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Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
29 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 29 |
30 | Burkina Faso | 30 |
31 | Lebanon | 31 |
32 | Barbados | 32 |
33 | Mongolia | 33 |
34 | Spain | 34 |
35 | UK | 35 |
36 | Italy | 36 |
The Americas Avg | 100.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
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Peace Versus Instability:
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better32 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
123 | Israel | 123 |
124 | Malta | 124 |
125 | Burundi | 125 |
126 | Barbados | 126 |
127 | Chad | 127 |
128 | Montenegro | 128 |
129 | Dominican Rep. | 129 |
130 | Papua New Guinea | 130 |
The Americas Avg | 82.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
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Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better32 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
100 | Senegal | 100 |
101 | Georgia | 101 |
102 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 102 |
103 | Barbados | 103 |
104 | Armenia | 104 |
105 | Suriname | 105 |
106 | Namibia | 106 |
107 | Tunisia | 107 |
The Americas Avg | 91.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
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Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better53 | ||
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Pos. | 201953 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
67 | Georgia | 7.90 |
68= | China | 7.90 |
69 | Argentina | 8.60 |
70= | Barbados | 8.70 |
70= | Armenia | 8.70 |
72 | Tunisia | 9.00 |
73= | Turkey | 9.00 |
74 | Libya | 9.10 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
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Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better54 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Severity54 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
17 | Algeria | .008 |
18 | Kyrgyzstan | .008 |
19 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | .008 |
20 | Barbados | .009 |
21 | Macedonia | .010 |
22 | Guyana | .014 |
23 | Dominican Rep. | .015 |
24 | China | .016 |
The Americas Avg | .045 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
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#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below55:
Christian | 95.2% |
Muslim | 1% |
Hindu | 0.4% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 1.9% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)56.
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