Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 34.6% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 28.1% more money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 20.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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.

Basic Needs

be 26.3% more likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 11.6% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 98.4% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 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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