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

Health

be 21.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

live 2.0 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 23.5% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 11.6% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 28.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 17.1% more likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 36.7% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 15.2% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% 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 85.0% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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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