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

Health

have 26.1% more doctors per person

Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda has 29.2 as of 2017.

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be 80.7% less likely to die by suicide

Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 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 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ecuador, 0.4% 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 19.5% more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 28.9% 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 3.5 times more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 36.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 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 35.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 20.7% fewer children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 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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Expenditures

spend 15.7% less on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 48.3% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 7.6% 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 93.2% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 76.6% less likely to be murdered

Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 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 67.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 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 38.1% less home broadband

Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 24.8% more strain on fresh water

Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 17.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 43.9% more CO2

Ecuador emits 2.6 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 (2017–2025), 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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