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

Health

be 31.0% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% 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 Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 68.2% more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

Life

be 21.6% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 27.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.

have 18.1% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In Algeria, 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 45.9% less on education

Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 29.0% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.2% 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 84.7% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 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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