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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Antigua and Barbuda is 26% bigger than United States Virgin Islands.

Antigua and Barbuda: 440 km² (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 350 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

United States Virgin Islands’ coastline is 23% longer than Antigua and Barbuda’s.

Antigua and Barbuda: 153 km (2026 edition) · United States Virgin Islands: 188 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

United States Virgin Islands’ highest peak towers 72 m above Antigua and Barbuda’s.

Antigua and Barbuda: 402 m (2026 edition) · United States Virgin Islands: 474 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

United States Virgin Islands has 10% more people than Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 103,792 (2025)

How crowded is it?

United States Virgin Islands is 39% more densely populated than Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 214 per km² (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 297 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Antigua and Barbuda: 178.8 cm (2019) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How tall are the women?

Antigua and Barbuda: 165.7 cm (2019) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in United States Virgin Islands is 9.2 years older than in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 35.5 years (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 44.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in United States Virgin Islands have 0.4 more children on average than in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 1.58 children per woman (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 1.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in United States Virgin Islands are 65 or older, versus 12% in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 12.3% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 23.1% (2025)

How many official languages?

Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands are practically level.

Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (2026) · United States Virgin Islands: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

United States Virgin Islands’ economy is 2 times the size of Antigua and Barbuda’s.

Antigua and Barbuda: $2.34 billion (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: $4.67 billion (2022)

How much is produced per person?

United States Virgin Islands produces 39% more per person than Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: Int$35,833 (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: Int$49,785 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Antigua and Barbuda: no data · United States Virgin Islands: 11.4% (2025)

How expensive is it?

United States Virgin Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Antigua and Barbuda’s.

Antigua and Barbuda: 69% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 89% (2022)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Antigua and Barbuda: $841 (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How long do people live?

People in United States Virgin Islands live 3 years longer than in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 77.8 years (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 80.8 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

Antigua and Barbuda: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How many doctors are there?

Antigua and Barbuda: 2.9 per 1,000 (2017) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How common is obesity?

Antigua and Barbuda: 35.4% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How much do people drink?

Adults in United States Virgin Islands drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 8.2 litres (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 20.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Antigua and Barbuda: 96.4 kg (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How much food is there per day?

Antigua and Barbuda: 2,544 kcal (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How long do people go to school?

Antigua and Barbuda: 11.6 years (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How many tourists visit?

United States Virgin Islands welcomed 37% more tourists per resident than Antigua and Barbuda (2019).

Antigua and Barbuda: 3.52 (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 4.82 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

73% of people in Antigua and Barbuda are online, versus 64% in United States Virgin Islands.

Antigua and Barbuda: 73% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 64% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands are practically level.

Antigua and Barbuda: 100% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

95% of people in United States Virgin Islands live in cities, versus 24% in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 24% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 95% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Antigua and Barbuda has 201 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, United States Virgin Islands 91.

Antigua and Barbuda: 201 (2022) · United States Virgin Islands: 91 (2022)

How much do they fly?

Antigua and Barbuda: 0.38 (2022) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of United States Virgin Islands, but only 18% of Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 18% (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 58.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

Antigua and Barbuda: 7.1 t (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How green is the power grid?

8.1% of Antigua and Barbuda’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.9% in United States Virgin Islands.

Antigua and Barbuda: 8.1% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 2.9% (2023)

How clean is the air?

The air in Antigua and Barbuda carries 28% more fine dust than in United States Virgin Islands.

Antigua and Barbuda: 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 6.1 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Antigua and Barbuda: 10.7 per 100k (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Antigua and Barbuda: 7.5 per 100k (2021) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

United States Virgin Islands is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States Virgin Islands: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

United States Virgin Islands gets 13% more rain than Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda: 896 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States Virgin Islands: 1,010 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than United States Virgin Islands?

Antigua and Barbuda is larger. Antigua and Barbuda is 26% bigger than United States Virgin Islands.

Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands has 10% more people than Antigua and Barbuda (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Antigua and Barbuda or United States Virgin Islands?

People in United States Virgin Islands live 3 years longer than in Antigua and Barbuda. Life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years in Antigua and Barbuda and 80.8 in United States Virgin Islands.

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