Barbados

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Barbados

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tsunami: 91 %
  • Earthquake: 64 %
  • Sea Level Rise: 66 %
  • Tropical Cyclone: 90 %
  • Average: 39 %

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 20.5 - 25.8 °C 22.4 - 27.8 °C 23.0 - 28.6 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 19 91 94
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1522.4 mm 881.4 mm 880.1 mm
Annual amount of rain 22681.6 mm 12160.3 mm 12124.3 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 224 170 168

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Top 10%
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Top 10%
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: About average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Below average
Human rights index
Rank: Top 20%
Civil liberties index
Rank: Top 20%
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Top 20%
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Top 20%

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Human rights index
Civil liberties index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Freedom of speech index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Top 20%

    Environment Indicator Details

    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: About average
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Below average
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: Below average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Above average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 20%

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Above average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Below average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: About average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Above average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Below average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Above average
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Below average
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: About average
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Above average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)