The duel
- 253× Antigua and Barbuda fits inside the median country 253 times
- 79× The median country has 79 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda
- +3.1 years People in Antigua and Barbuda live 3.1 years longer than in the median country
- +70% Antigua and Barbuda produces 70% more per person than the median country
World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Antigua and Barbuda fits inside the median country 253 times
Antigua and Barbuda: 440 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Antigua and Barbuda’s
Antigua and Barbuda: 153 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,933 m above Antigua and Barbuda’s
Antigua and Barbuda: 402 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 21% of Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 21.1% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 79 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Antigua and Barbuda is 2.2 times as densely populated as the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 214 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Antigua and Barbuda are 5.3 cm taller than in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 178.8 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Antigua and Barbuda are 5.2 cm taller than in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 165.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Antigua and Barbuda is 4.4 years older than in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.3 more children on average than in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.58 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Antigua and Barbuda are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 12.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Antigua and Barbuda: 0 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Antigua and Barbuda and the median country are practically level
Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 19 times the size of Antigua and Barbuda’s
Antigua and Barbuda: $2.34 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Antigua and Barbuda produces 70% more per person than the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: Int$35,833 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Antigua and Barbuda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× the median country’s
Antigua and Barbuda: 69% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Antigua and Barbuda spends 79% more on health per person than the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: $841 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Antigua and Barbuda live 3.1 years longer than in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 77.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 81% more likely to die before turning one than in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Antigua and Barbuda has 74% more doctors per person than the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.9 per 1,000 (2017) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Antigua and Barbuda has 41% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 7.1 times that in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in Antigua and Barbuda are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 35.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Antigua and Barbuda drink 89% more alcohol than in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Antigua and Barbuda has 71% more meat per person than the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 96.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 394 kcal more food per person per day than Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 2,544 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Antigua and Barbuda went to school 1.7 years longer than in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 11.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Antigua and Barbuda welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.52 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than Antigua and Barbuda (3 against 1)
Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Antigua and Barbuda none
Antigua and Barbuda: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 73% in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 73% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 2.3 times as fast as in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 70 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Antigua and Barbuda and the median country are practically level
Antigua and Barbuda: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 24% in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 24% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Antigua and Barbuda has 201 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Antigua and Barbuda: 201 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Antigua and Barbuda: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Antigua and Barbuda fly 58% more passengers per resident than those from the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.38 (2022) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 18% of Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 17.9% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Antigua and Barbuda emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.1% in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.7 times as likely to be murdered in Antigua and Barbuda as in the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 10.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 71% deadlier than in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 10.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Antigua and Barbuda is on average 3.5 °C warmer than the median country
Antigua and Barbuda: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 13% more rain than Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: 896 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Antigua and Barbuda fits inside the median country 253 times.
Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or the median country?
The median country has 79 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Antigua and Barbuda or the median country?
People in Antigua and Barbuda live 3.1 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years in Antigua and Barbuda and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Antigua and Barbuda or the median country?
Men in Antigua and Barbuda are 5.3 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).