The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Lucia is 41% bigger than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 440 km² (2023) · Saint Lucia: 620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saint Lucia’s coastline is 3% longer than Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 153 km (2026 edition) · Saint Lucia: 158 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saint Lucia’s highest peak towers 546 m above Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 402 m (2026 edition) · Saint Lucia: 948 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saint Lucia has 91% more people than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 (2025) · Saint Lucia: 180,149 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Lucia is 38% more densely populated than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 214 per km² (2025) · Saint Lucia: 295 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Antigua and Barbuda are 2.4 cm taller than in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 178.8 cm (2019) · Saint Lucia: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 165.7 cm (2019) · Saint Lucia: 165.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Antigua and Barbuda is 1.7 years older than in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.5 years (2023) · Saint Lucia: 33.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Antigua and Barbuda have 0.2 more children on average than in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.58 children per woman (2024) · Saint Lucia: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Antigua and Barbuda are 65 or older, versus 10.0% in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 12.3% (2025) · Saint Lucia: 10% (2025)
How many official languages?
Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (2026) · Saint Lucia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saint Lucia’s economy is 14% larger than Antigua and Barbuda’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: $2.34 billion (2025) · Saint Lucia: $2.66 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Antigua and Barbuda produces 25% more per person than Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: Int$35,833 (2025) · Saint Lucia: Int$28,674 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Saint Lucia: 43.7 (2015)
How many people are looking for work?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Saint Lucia: 9.5% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Antigua and Barbuda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Saint Lucia’s.
Antigua and Barbuda: 69% (2025) · Saint Lucia: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Antigua and Barbuda spends 31% more on health per person than Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: $841 (2023) · Saint Lucia: $641 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Antigua and Barbuda live 4.9 years longer than in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 77.8 years (2024) · Saint Lucia: 72.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Lucia is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Saint Lucia: 15.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Lucia has 45% more doctors per person than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Saint Lucia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.4% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 35.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · Saint Lucia: 13.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Lucia drink 44% more alcohol than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.2 litres (2023) · Saint Lucia: 11.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Antigua and Barbuda has 7% more meat per person than Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 96.4 kg (2023) · Saint Lucia: 90.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saint Lucia has 110 kcal more food per person per day than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 2,544 kcal (2023) · Saint Lucia: 2,654 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Antigua and Barbuda went to school 3 years longer than in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 11.6 years (2023) · Saint Lucia: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Antigua and Barbuda welcomed 77% more tourists per resident than Saint Lucia (2019).
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.52 (2024) · Saint Lucia: 1.99 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Antigua and Barbuda are online, versus 68% in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 73% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 68% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia are practically level.
Antigua and Barbuda: 100% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
29% of people in Saint Lucia live in cities, versus 24% in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 24% (2025) · Saint Lucia: 29% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Antigua and Barbuda has 201 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Lucia 99.
Antigua and Barbuda: 201 (2022) · Saint Lucia: 99 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.38 (2022) · Saint Lucia: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Saint Lucia, but only 18% of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 18% (2023) · Saint Lucia: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Antigua and Barbuda emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.1 t (2024) · Saint Lucia: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
8.1% of Antigua and Barbuda’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.5% in Saint Lucia.
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.1% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 2.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saint Lucia carries 33% more fine dust than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Lucia: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Lucia as in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 10.7 per 100k (2023) · Saint Lucia: 39 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saint Lucia are 19% deadlier than in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.5 per 100k (2021) · Saint Lucia: 8.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Antigua and Barbuda: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saint Lucia: no data
How much rain falls?
Antigua and Barbuda: 896 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saint Lucia: no data
Quick answers
Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia is larger. Saint Lucia is 41% bigger than Antigua and Barbuda.
Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia has 91% more people than Antigua and Barbuda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Antigua and Barbuda or Saint Lucia?
People in Antigua and Barbuda live 4.9 years longer than in Saint Lucia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years in Antigua and Barbuda and 72.8 in Saint Lucia.
Are people taller in Antigua and Barbuda or Saint Lucia?
Men in Antigua and Barbuda are 2.4 cm taller than in Saint Lucia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).