Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Healthy life expectancy at birth

Barbados
66.67
in 2021
Sri Lanka
66.73
in 2021
Barbados rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
39th

Healthy life expectancy at birth over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 66.73 against 66.67 in Barbados, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 65.6 63.3 2.3 Barbados
2010s 66.41 66.14 0.2708 Barbados
2020s 66.76 67.99 1.23 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy at birth, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 66.73 against 66.67 in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy at birth between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
0.06, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Barbados ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed