Quality of life comparison

be 21.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

live 2.0 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 23.5% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

make 2.1 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

be 42.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

be 11.6% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 28.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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.

be 38.2% more likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

spend 38.9% less on education

Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 27.9% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 85.0% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.