Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sweden, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
live 4.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 59.7% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $55,300 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.
be 48.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 39.3% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 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 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 47.2% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% 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 95.2% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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
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