Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Timor-Leste, 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 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
be 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 45.4% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 57.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
have 51.0% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.
be 10.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 51.5% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 38.9% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% 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 78.3% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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
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