Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.4 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. 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 61.0% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 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 76.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 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, 7.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.2% less likely to have internet access

In Taiwan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 90.2% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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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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