Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands 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 Netherlands, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 4.4 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 Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $69,300 as of 2023.
be 67.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Netherlands, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 76.2% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 28.9% fewer children
In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% more on education
Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Netherlands spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 98.2% more on healthcare
Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Antigua and Barbuda? See an in-depth size comparison.