Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.8 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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.

Economy

make 46.7% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

be 20.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

have 10.4% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 63.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.

Basic Needs

be 38.1% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 62.7% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 99.7% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 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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