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

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 5.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Comoros spends $250 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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have 58.3% more access to essential health services

Comoros scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda scores 76 as of 2021.

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be 75.7% less likely to die by suicide

Comoros has a suicide rate of 6.0 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 Comoros, 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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be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Comoros, 16.8% 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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Economy

make 12.1 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 80.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 179.0 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 80.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 35.0 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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have 58.4% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 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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Basic Needs

be 11.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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be 16.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 85% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.3% less on healthcare

Comoros spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 32.9% more on education

Comoros spends 2.3% 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 55.0% less coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 74.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 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 27.4 times more home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 10.2 times more strain on fresh water

Comoros withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 58.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 7.5 times more CO2

Comoros emits 0.5 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 (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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