Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.5% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 40.0% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 49.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.2% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% 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 57.7% more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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
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