Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 54.3% more money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2021, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 10.6% more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In French Polynesia, approximately 4.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 32.0% more likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 93.9% less coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 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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