If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

live 16.0 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 57.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.4 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

Life

be 28.6% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 76.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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.

have 62.2% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 5.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

be 62.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.7% more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.


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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