Barbados vs Thailand: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Barbados
0.0724
in 2023
Thailand
0.0734
in 2023
Barbados rank
124th
Thailand rank
121st
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Barbados
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.0734 against 0.0724 in Barbados, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 124th and Thailand ranks 121st of 195 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0883 | 0.0846 | 0.0037 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0754 | 0.0747 | 0.0008 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Barbados or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.0734 against 0.0724 in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Barbados and Thailand?
- 0.001, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Barbados ranks 124th and Thailand ranks 121st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.