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Bridgetown vs Oranjestad

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Under balanced weights Bridgetown edges it, 76 to 71, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Bridgetown is stronger on visa ease; Oranjestad on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.5 of 76 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 76 points (scores 78/100)Internet: 9.9 of 76 points (scores 79/100)Visa ease: 10.2 of 76 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 76 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 9.4 of 76 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 12.0 of 76 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 9.6 of 76 points (scores 77/100)76
Bridgetown
out of 100

Barbados's capital and home of the Welcome Stamp

Full Bridgetown profile →Where to stay in Bridgetown →
Safety: 15.4 of 71 points (scores 92/100)Internet: 11.8 of 71 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 10.1 of 71 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.4 of 71 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 11.1 of 71 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 14.6 of 71 points (scores 87/100)71
Oranjestad
out of 100

Dutch Caribbean capital outside the hurricane belt

Full Oranjestad profile →Where to stay in Oranjestad →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety6892 ✓
Healthcare78no data
Internet79 ✓71
Visa ease81 ✓61
Getting there & around51 ✓50
Climate75 ✓67
Air quality96 ✓87
Quality of life77no data

Cost

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Homicides per 100k7.43no data
Political stability (0–100)88 ✓87.8
UHC service coverage (0–100)82no data
Life expectancy76.8 yrsno data

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Download57.6 Mbps ✓45.5 Mbps
Upload33.2 Mbps ✓9.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Nomad visaBarbados Welcome Stamp ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$4,167/mono data
Entry, US passport180 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport90 daysunlimited ✓
Entry, UK passport180 days ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Non-stop airport destinations38 ✓35
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricBridgetownOranjestad
Comfortable months per year9 ✓8
Annual mean PM2.56.9 µg/m³ ✓10.7 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bridgetown or Oranjestad?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Bridgetown or Oranjestad safer?
Oranjestad scores higher on safety (92 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bridgetown or Oranjestad?
Bridgetown: a measured median of 57.6 Mbps versus 45.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.