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

Health

be 81.6% less likely to die by suicide

Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 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 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Argentina, 0.4% 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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see 59.8% less spent on your healthcare

Argentina spends $3,089 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 66.6% more money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 12.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 8.0 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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Basic Needs

be 18.9% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 89.7% 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 37.8% less on education

Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 61.9% less on healthcare

Argentina spends 10.3% 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 96.9% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 14.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 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 2.4 times more likely to be murdered

Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 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

live with 19.1% less strain on fresh water

Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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find 59.1% less home broadband

Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 34.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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