Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 38.5% more money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 44.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 19.5% less on education

Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 45.0% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 76.2% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 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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