Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.0 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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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Economy

make 44.0% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 12.2% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 18.6% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Virgin Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Antigua and Barbuda is 37.3% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Virgin Islands is about 4.3 times bigger than Antigua and Barbuda.
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Moving from Virgin Islands to Antigua and Barbuda · UN DESA 2020
743 people born in Virgin Islands live in Antigua and Barbuda.
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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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