General information
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Caribbean | North America |
| Area: | 440 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1981 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Saint John’s | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 97,118 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 220.7 | 33.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 76 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 78 years | Ø 81 years |
| Average age: | Ø 30.5 years | Ø 37.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 15.33 ‰ | 11.60 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 6.37 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 2.06 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 70 | 72 |
| Civil rights: | 64 | 83 |
| Health: | 70 | 74 |
| Cost of Living: | 47 | 34 |
| Popularity: | 37 | 86 |
Economy
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | East Caribbean Dollar (1 XCD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 11.0 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.43 % | 1.81 % |
| Cost of Living: | 106.36 % | 118.33 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 43.00 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 16,600 US$ | 65,850 US$ |
| ATG: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,662 M US$ | 17.11 M US$ | 21,433,226 M US$ | 65.30 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,612 M US$ | 16.60 M US$ | 21,615,818 M US$ | 65.85 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 1,152 M US$ | 11.86 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,115 M US$ | 11.48 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| ATG: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,170 km | 12.05 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Harbours: | 780 | 8.031 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 3 | 0.031 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| ATG: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 307.80 m kWh | 3.17 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 331.00 m kWh | 3.41 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 557,384.00 t | 5,739.25 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 t |
Telecommunication
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +1809 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .ag | .us |
| ATG total | ATG per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 24,000 | 247 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 184,000 | 1895 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 11,532 | 119 | 505,000,000 | 1539 |
| Internet users: | 73,810 | 760 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
Healthcare system
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 3.80 | 2.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 2.76 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 13.1 % | 10.8 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 100.0 % | 79.0 % |
Native languages
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Creole-English: | 95.7 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 4.3 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Antigua and Barbuda | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 76.5 % | 78.5 % |
| nondenominational: | 5.9 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 17.6 % | 15.3 % |