Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 31.5% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 22.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 32.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 15.9% fewer children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 17.5% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.4% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 5.9% 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 88.1% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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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