Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.9 years less

In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 80.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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, 7.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 21.8% less likely to have internet access

In Jersey, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: Jersey vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Antigua and Barbuda is 38.8% cheaper than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 3.8 times smaller than Antigua and Barbuda.
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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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