Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.7 years longer

In Louisiana, the average life expectancy is 73 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 48.4% less money

Louisiana has a GDP per capita of $55,662 as of 2024, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Louisiana, approximately 84.9% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Antigua and Barbuda is 2.0% more expensive than Louisiana
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Size Comparison · See true size
Louisiana is about 255 times bigger 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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