Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 38.6% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% 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 New Zealand, 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 4.7 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 50.7% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

have 18.3% more children

In New Zealand, 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 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.

Expenditures

spend 36.7% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 44.0% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% 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 99.0% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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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