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

Health

be 84.5% less likely to die by suicide

Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 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 Canada, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.3 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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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be 33.1% more likely to be obese

In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 34.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 83.8% less spent on your healthcare

Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Antigua and Barbuda spends $1,241 as of 2023.

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have 16.5% less access to essential health services

Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda scores 76 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 55.4% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

have 32.0% more children

In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 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 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 12.0 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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be 48.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.7 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 22.9% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 94.3% 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 35.7% less on education

Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 65.4% less on healthcare

Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 99.9% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 5.4 times more likely to be murdered

Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 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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be 59.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 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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Infrastructure

find 74.9% less home broadband

Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water

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

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Environment

emit 72.9% less CO2

Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), 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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