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

Health

have 3.9 times more doctors per person

Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda has 29.2 as of 2017.

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be 68.7% less likely to die by suicide

Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 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 Bahrain, 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 3.7 years less

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 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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see 51.4% less spent on your healthcare

Bahrain spends $2,555 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 18.9% less money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bahrain, approximately 17.0 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 27.3% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% 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 64.6% more on education

Bahrain spends 1.9% 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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Safety

be 53.6 times more likely to be murdered

Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 10.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

live with 93.7% less strain on fresh water

Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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find 37.1% less home broadband

Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 72.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 84.1% less CO2

Bahrain emits 23.9 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). 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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