Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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.

be 37.4% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

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

Economy

make 79.8% more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 42.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 47.4% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.4% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 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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