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

Health

live 4.1 years longer

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 89.1% less likely to die by suicide

Trinidad and Tobago has a suicide rate of 13.3 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 11.9% more likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% 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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see 44.7% less spent on your healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 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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Economy

make 30.9% more money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Life

be 35.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 54.0 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 58.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 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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have 11.5% more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 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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Basic Needs

be 11.5% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 82.2% 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 48.1% less on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 57.7% less coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Safety

be 73.5% less likely to be murdered

Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 10.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 50.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 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

live with 58.4% less strain on fresh water

Trinidad and Tobago withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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find 60.5% less home broadband

Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 80.6% less CO2

Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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