Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 76.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

live 7.6 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.9 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.

Life

be 27.1% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 60.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 54.5% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.

be 34.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 15.8% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.3% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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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