Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 13.3 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 11.5 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 70.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 46.8% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 86.2% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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