Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.5 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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

be 14.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

make 39.7% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

Life

have 34.2% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 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 86.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 48.1% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 18.6% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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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