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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Bermuda, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 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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Economy

be 57.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Bermuda, 7.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

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make 82.6% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

have 48.4% more children

In Bermuda, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 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, 7.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 27.3% less likely to have internet access

In Bermuda, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 66.3% more on education

Bermuda 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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Geography

see 48.5% more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 73.5% more likely to be murdered

Bermuda has a homicide rate of 6.2 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

find 79.2% less home broadband

Bermuda has 51.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 99.5% more strain on fresh water

Bermuda withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2014–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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