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

Health

live 23.1 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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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see 4.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Antigua and Barbuda spends $1,241 as of 2023.

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have 100.0% more access to essential health services

Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda scores 76 as of 2021.

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be 70.7% less likely to die by suicide

Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 13.7% 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 20.3 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 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 90.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 63.8% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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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Basic Needs

be 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 76.5% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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be 20.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 9.7 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.3% 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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Geography

see 82.1% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 31.9% less likely to be murdered

Nigeria has a homicide rate of 15.8 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 56.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 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 133.5 times more home broadband

Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 12.5% less strain on fresh water

Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 75.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.7 times more CO2

Nigeria emits 0.6 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 (2021–2025), 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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