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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 65.8% less likely to die by suicide

Seychelles has a suicide rate of 4.3 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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see 11.4% less spent on your healthcare

Seychelles spends $1,402 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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Economy

make 27.6% more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

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Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Seychelles, approximately 42.0 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 45.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 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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Basic Needs

be 17.2% less likely to have internet access

In Seychelles, approximately 87.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.1% less on education

Seychelles spends 4.5% 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 12.7% less on healthcare

Seychelles spends 4.5% 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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Geography

see 68.8% less coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 34.5% more likely to be murdered

Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 10.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 13.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 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 66.2% less home broadband

Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 55.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 47.5% less CO2

Seychelles emits 7.2 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), The World Factbook (2014–2017), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). 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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