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

Health

live 9.9 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 58.9% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.0 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 64.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 24.4% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 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 77.8% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 69.4% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 51.7% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% 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 86.6% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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