Aruba vs Barbados: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Aruba
76.35 years
in 2023
Barbados
76.18 years
in 2023
Aruba rank
104th
Barbados rank
108th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

  • Aruba
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 76.35 years against 76.18 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 104th and Barbados ranks 108th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Barbados Difference Ahead
1950s 61 years 58.65 years 2.35 years Aruba
1960s 65.51 years 66.73 years 1.23 years Barbados
1970s 69.19 years 69.82 years 0.6258 years Barbados
1980s 71.8 years 73.11 years 1.31 years Barbados
1990s 72.78 years 73.91 years 1.13 years Barbados
2000s 73.39 years 75.02 years 1.63 years Barbados
2010s 75.25 years 75.99 years 0.7386 years Barbados
2020s 75.41 years 76.27 years 0.8603 years Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. health spending, Aruba or Barbados?
Aruba, at 76.35 years against 76.18 years in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending between Aruba and Barbados?
0.17 years, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Aruba ranks 104th and Barbados ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.