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

Health

live 6.4 years longer

In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 89.7% less likely to die by suicide

Moldova has a suicide rate of 14.1 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 22.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Moldova, 0.9% 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 55.1% more likely to be obese

In Moldova, 22.3% 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 2.9 times more money

Moldova has a GDP per capita of $8,622 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 53.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Moldova, approximately 15.1 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 11.0% more children

In Moldova, there are approximately 10.6 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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be 84.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Moldova, approximately 19.0 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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Expenditures

spend 52.6% less on education

Moldova spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 42.0% less on healthcare

Moldova spends 6.7% 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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Safety

be 17.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Moldova, road accidents kill 9.1 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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be 4.2 times more likely to be murdered

Moldova has a homicide rate of 2.5 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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Infrastructure

live with 32.6% less strain on fresh water

Moldova withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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find 64.0% less home broadband

Moldova has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 67.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Moldova, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 11.1% more CO2

Moldova emits 3.4 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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