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

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.2 years longer

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 59.5% less likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 34.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 4.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends $1,241 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.

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have 10.5% more access to essential health services

Antigua and Barbuda scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Italy scores 84 as of 2021.

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be 4.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Antigua and Barbuda has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 74.5% more money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $24,819 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.

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Life

be 82.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 67.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 46.4% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.7% more likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Italy, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.9% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 49.7 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Safety

be 94.7% less likely to be murdered

Antigua and Barbuda has a homicide rate of 10.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 33.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Antigua and Barbuda, road accidents kill 7.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.0 times more home broadband

Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.

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live with 3.5 times more strain on fresh water

Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 21.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Antigua and Barbuda, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.

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emit 33.7% more CO2

Antigua and Barbuda emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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