Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 22.9% less likely to be obese

In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belarus, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

be 13.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Belarus, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

have 67.0% more children

In Belarus, there are approximately 9.1 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 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belarus, approximately 3.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 10.6% less likely to have internet access

In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 34.0% less on education

Belarus spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.4% less on healthcare

Belarus spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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