Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.7 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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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Life

have 21.9% fewer children

In Saint Martin, there are approximately 15.0 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 50.0% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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

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Saint Martin is about 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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