Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Oman, 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 30.0% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

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

In Oman, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 34.1% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

Life

have 31.4% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 20.0% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 38.9% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 92.7% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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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