Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Antigua and Barbuda is 2% bigger than Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 440 km² (2023) · Barbados: 430 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Antigua and Barbuda’s coastline is 58% longer than Barbados’.
Antigua and Barbuda: 153 km (2026 edition) · Barbados: 97 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Antigua and Barbuda’s highest peak towers 66 m above Barbados’.
Antigua and Barbuda: 402 m (2026 edition) · Barbados: 336 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Barbados has 3 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 (2025) · Barbados: 282,623 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Barbados is 3.1 times as densely populated as Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 214 per km² (2025) · Barbados: 657 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Antigua and Barbuda are 1.8 cm taller than in Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 178.8 cm (2019) · Barbados: 177 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 165.7 cm (2019) · Barbados: 165.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Barbados is 3.4 years older than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.5 years (2023) · Barbados: 38.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Barbados have 0.1 more children on average than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.58 children per woman (2024) · Barbados: 1.71 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Barbados are 65 or older, versus 12% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 12.3% (2025) · Barbados: 17.1% (2025)
How many official languages?
Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (2026) · Barbados: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Barbados’ economy is 3.4 times the size of Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: $2.34 billion (2025) · Barbados: $8.02 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Antigua and Barbuda produces 38% more per person than Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: Int$35,833 (2025) · Barbados: Int$25,894 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Barbados: 34.1 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Barbados: 6.5% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Barbados’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 69% (2025) · Barbados: 110% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Barbados spends 53% more on health per person than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: $841 (2023) · Barbados: $1,286 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Antigua and Barbuda live 1.4 years longer than in Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 77.8 years (2024) · Barbados: 76.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Barbados is 30% more likely to die before turning one than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Barbados: 9.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Barbados has 1% more doctors per person than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Barbados: 3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
40% of adults in Barbados are obese, versus 35% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.4% (2024) · Barbados: 39.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Barbados drink 22% more alcohol than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.2 litres (2023) · Barbados: 10.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Antigua and Barbuda has 26% more meat per person than Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 96.4 kg (2023) · Barbados: 76.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Barbados has 574 kcal more food per person per day than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 2,544 kcal (2023) · Barbados: 3,118 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Antigua and Barbuda went to school 1.7 years longer than in Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 11.6 years (2023) · Barbados: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Antigua and Barbuda welcomed 41% more tourists per resident than Barbados (2019).
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.52 (2024) · Barbados: 2.49 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Antigua and Barbuda are online, versus 70% in Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 73% (2024) · Barbados: 70% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 100% (2024) · Barbados: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Barbados live in cities, versus 24% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 24% (2025) · Barbados: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Antigua and Barbuda has 201 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Barbados 115.
Antigua and Barbuda: 201 (2022) · Barbados: 115 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.38 (2022) · Barbados: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 18% of Antigua and Barbuda, but only 15% of Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 18% (2023) · Barbados: 14.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Antigua and Barbuda emits 47% more CO₂ than someone in Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.1 t (2024) · Barbados: 4.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
9.0% of Barbados’ electricity is renewable, versus 8.1% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.1% (2024) · Barbados: 9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Barbados carries 44% more fine dust than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Barbados: 11.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 44% more likely to be murdered in Antigua and Barbuda than in Barbados.
Antigua and Barbuda: 10.7 per 100k (2023) · Barbados: 7.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Barbados are 33% deadlier than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.5 per 100k (2021) · Barbados: 10 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Antigua and Barbuda: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Barbados: no data
How much rain falls?
Antigua and Barbuda: 896 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Barbados: no data
Quick answers
Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Barbados?
Antigua and Barbuda is larger. Antigua and Barbuda is 2% bigger than Barbados.
Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
Barbados has 3 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
People in Antigua and Barbuda live 1.4 years longer than in Barbados. Life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years in Antigua and Barbuda and 76.3 in Barbados.
Are people taller in Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
Men in Antigua and Barbuda are 1.8 cm taller than in Barbados (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).