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

Health

be 51.7% less likely to die by suicide

Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 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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live 4.0 years less

In Cyprus, 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 60.4% more likely to be obese

In Cyprus, 21.6% 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 72.6% less spent on your healthcare

Cyprus spends $4,538 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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Economy

make 40.6% less money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

have 11.7% more children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 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 70.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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 18.8% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 89.6% 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 34.4% less on education

Cyprus spends 4.7% 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 51.8% less on healthcare

Cyprus spends 8.1% 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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Geography

see 76.4% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 13.1 times more likely to be murdered

Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 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 92.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 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

live with 72.2% less strain on fresh water

Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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find 71.6% less home broadband

Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 29.6% less CO2

Cyprus emits 5.4 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 18.8% more likely to die from air pollution

In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 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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