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

Health

have 55.2% more doctors per person

Albania has 18.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda has 29.2 as of 2017.

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have 18.8% more access to essential health services

Albania scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda scores 76 as of 2021.

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be 46.9% less likely to die by suicide

Albania has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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

In Albania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.0 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 43.3% more likely to be obese

In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 34.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 15.2% less spent on your healthcare

Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Antigua and Barbuda spends $1,241 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 90.9% more money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 15.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 16.0% more children

In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, 35.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 15.3% less likely to have internet access

In Albania, approximately 85.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 44.5% less on healthcare

Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 57.7% less coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 30.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, they kill 7.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 7.7 times more likely to be murdered

Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 10.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 57.1% less home broadband

Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 76.6% more strain on fresh water

Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 67.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Albania, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.1 times more CO2

Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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