Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
make 46.1% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 92.6% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 69.5% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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