The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Antigua and Barbuda fits inside Puerto Rico 20 times.
Antigua and Barbuda: 440 km² (2023) · Puerto Rico: 8,870 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Puerto Rico’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 153 km (2026 edition) · Puerto Rico: 501 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Puerto Rico’s highest peak towers 936 m above Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 402 m (2026 edition) · Puerto Rico: 1,338 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Puerto Rico has 34 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 (2025) · Puerto Rico: 3.18 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Puerto Rico is 68% more densely populated than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 214 per km² (2025) · Puerto Rico: 359 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Puerto Rico and Antigua and Barbuda are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 178.8 cm (2019) · Puerto Rico: 179.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Antigua and Barbuda are 2.7 cm taller than in Puerto Rico.
Antigua and Barbuda: 165.7 cm (2019) · Puerto Rico: 163.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Puerto Rico is 9.8 years older than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.5 years (2023) · Puerto Rico: 45.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Antigua and Barbuda have 0.7 more children on average than in Puerto Rico.
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.58 children per woman (2024) · Puerto Rico: 0.92 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Puerto Rico are 65 or older, versus 12% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 12.3% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 25.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Puerto Rico: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Puerto Rico has 2 official languages, Antigua and Barbuda 1.
Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (2026) · Puerto Rico: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Puerto Rico’s economy is 55 times the size of Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: $2.34 billion (2025) · Puerto Rico: $129 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Puerto Rico produces 46% more per person than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: Int$35,833 (2025) · Puerto Rico: Int$52,196 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Puerto Rico: 6% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Puerto Rico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 69% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 78% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Antigua and Barbuda: $841 (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data
How long do people live?
People in Puerto Rico live 4.1 years longer than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 77.8 years (2024) · Puerto Rico: 81.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Antigua and Barbuda: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data
How many doctors are there?
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Puerto Rico: no data
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Puerto Rico are obese, versus 35% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.4% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 41.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Puerto Rico: 7.04 (2015)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Antigua and Barbuda drink 40% more alcohol than in Puerto Rico.
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.2 litres (2023) · Puerto Rico: 5.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Antigua and Barbuda: 96.4 kg (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data
How much food is there per day?
Antigua and Barbuda: 2,544 kcal (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data
How long do people go to school?
Antigua and Barbuda: 11.6 years (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data
How many tourists visit?
Antigua and Barbuda welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Puerto Rico (2019).
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.52 (2024) · Puerto Rico: 1.73 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Puerto Rico are online, versus 73% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 73% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 87% (2022)
Who has electricity at home?
Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 100% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
94% of people in Puerto Rico live in cities, versus 24% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 24% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 94% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Antigua and Barbuda has 201 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Puerto Rico 126.
Antigua and Barbuda: 201 (2022) · Puerto Rico: 126 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.38 (2022) · Puerto Rico: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Puerto Rico, but only 18% of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 18% (2023) · Puerto Rico: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.1 t (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data
How green is the power grid?
8.1% of Antigua and Barbuda’s electricity is renewable, versus 6.4% in Puerto Rico.
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.1% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 6.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Antigua and Barbuda carries 7% more fine dust than in Puerto Rico.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Puerto Rico: 7.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 41% more likely to be murdered in Puerto Rico than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 10.7 per 100k (2023) · Puerto Rico: 15.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Puerto Rico are 67% deadlier than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.5 per 100k (2021) · Puerto Rico: 12.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Antigua and Barbuda is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Puerto Rico.
Antigua and Barbuda: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Puerto Rico: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Puerto Rico gets 30% more rain than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 896 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Puerto Rico: 1,168 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is larger. Antigua and Barbuda fits inside Puerto Rico 20 times.
Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico has 34 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Antigua and Barbuda or Puerto Rico?
People in Puerto Rico live 4.1 years longer than in Antigua and Barbuda. Life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years in Antigua and Barbuda and 81.9 in Puerto Rico.
Are people taller in Antigua and Barbuda or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico and Antigua and Barbuda are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).