Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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.

be 32.0% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Syria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 6.2 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 14.6% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

have 33.3% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 35.3% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 20.7% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 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

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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