Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 4.8 years longer

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 83.6% more money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 77.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 52.3% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 21.9% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.2% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.4% more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 49.7 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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