Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 16.1% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

have 36.7% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 23.6% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 46.2% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 91.2% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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

Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 442 sq km. The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
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