Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.9 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 10.8% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% 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 Guatemala, 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 2.3 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 18.8% more likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 45.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.

have 30.4% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 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 88.2% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.8% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 22.6% more on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 61.8% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 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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