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

Health

see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare

Sri Lanka spends $507 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 13.4% more access to essential health services

Sri Lanka scores 67 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 90.1% less likely to die by suicide

Sri Lanka has a suicide rate of 14.7 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 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 11.2% 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 5.0 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $5,002 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

have 16.3% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 10.1 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 94.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 18.0 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 34.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 5.2 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 33.2% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 54.6% 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 69.9% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.8% 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 88.6% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 34.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Sri Lanka, road accidents kill 11.5 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 26.1% more home broadband

Sri Lanka has 8.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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live with 90.7% less strain on fresh water

Sri Lanka withdraws 91% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 48.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Sri Lanka, air pollution causes 37.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.6 times more CO2

Sri Lanka emits 1.1 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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