Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

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

In Slovakia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 32.8% less money

Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $33,200 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

be 79.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Slovakia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

have 66.7% more children

In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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 17.4% less on education

Slovakia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 22.2% less on healthcare

Slovakia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

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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