Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 40.9% less likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lebanon, 0.1% 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 1.0 years less

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 18.3% more children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 10.3% more likely to have internet access

In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 30.0% less on healthcare

Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 32.0% less coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 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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