Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.0 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 Virgin Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 78.6% more money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $24,819 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 10.9% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 22.9% more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Virgin Islands is 59.6% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Antigua and Barbuda is about 4.3 times smaller than Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Antigua and Barbuda to Virgin Islands · UN DESA 2020
4,588 people born in Antigua and Barbuda live in Virgin Islands.
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Virgin Islands: At a glance

Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated USVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 346 sq km. The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
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