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

Health

live 10.7 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 Sudan, 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.2 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 63.1% more likely to be literate

In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 66.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 55.0% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sudan, 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 72.7% more on education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 86.7% more on healthcare

Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 82.1% less coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 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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