Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 16.7% less likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 10.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Panama, 1.0% 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 19.8% less money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 64.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 13.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.

have 14.4% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 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 41.2% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 42.3% less on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% 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 93.9% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 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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