Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Afghanistan, you would:

Health

live 28.6 years longer

In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 6.1 times more money

Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2020, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 66.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Afghanistan, 23.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 57.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Afghanistan, 54.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 97.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Afghanistan, approximately 104.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 66.1% fewer children

In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Anguilla, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Afghanistan, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Anguilla, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

be 27.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Afghanistan, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Anguilla, 98% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 12.5% more on education

Afghanistan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Anguilla spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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