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Antigua and Barbuda vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 93.8K (ranked 185/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Antigua and Barbuda's land area is 169.9 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 183rd vs. 159th).

By GDP, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 ($2.22B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 52/197 ($23,726), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Antigua Jamaica
Population
94540
2837071
Population rank 185/197 140/197
GDP
$2.22B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 175/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$23,726
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 52/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,602
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$1.49B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.4%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,910
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 38/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,556
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
169.9 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
552 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
36.9 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
Year GDP
Antigua Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 $77,507,407 $3,249,733,140
1978 $88,040,741 $2,644,527,822
1979 $109,596,296 $2,425,064,229
1980 $132,451,852 $2,679,379,372
1981 $149,388,889 $2,979,027,966
1982 $166,444,444 $3,293,496,312
1983 $184,866,667 $3,619,262,277
1984 $212,214,815 $2,373,564,549
1985 $246,370,370 $2,100,239,019
1986 $297,562,963 $2,754,549,582
1987 $346,866,667 $3,287,007,322
1988 $411,396,296 $3,828,342,820
1989 $455,174,074 $4,404,937,853
1990 $478,718,519 $4,592,208,087
1991 $504,337,037 $4,106,207,649
1992 $525,133,333 $3,535,460,090
1993 $565,662,963 $5,440,075,676
1994 $625,081,481 $5,452,558,947
1995 $616,051,852 $6,577,520,643
1996 $679,140,741 $7,393,891,921
1997 $734,422,222 $8,400,041,724
1998 $789,788,889 $8,787,195,622
1999 $835,544,444 $8,887,057,997
2000 $901,003,704 $9,005,064,475
2001 $877,774,074 $9,194,727,831
2002 $898,092,593 $9,719,009,495
2003 $948,100,000 $9,430,234,811
2004 $1,026,329,630 $10,174,664,854
2005 $1,143,896,296 $11,243,865,778
2006 $1,303,674,074 $11,930,179,090
2007 $1,487,381,481 $12,799,600,047
2008 $1,557,640,741 $13,709,401,520
2009 $1,386,518,519 $12,120,458,115
2010 $1,298,348,148 $13,220,549,908
2011 $1,287,359,259 $14,444,661,522
2012 $1,364,729,630 $14,807,086,556
2013 $1,325,496,296 $14,264,205,153
2014 $1,378,707,407 $13,899,217,680
2015 $1,437,485,185 $14,188,936,918
2016 $1,489,603,704 $14,077,096,677
2017 $1,534,855,556 $14,808,985,133
2018 $1,661,529,630 $15,730,792,876
2019 $1,726,448,148 $15,830,766,531
2020 $1,411,637,037 $13,812,421,836
2021 $1,602,125,926 $14,657,586,159
2022 $1,866,566,667 $17,097,760,687
2023 $2,005,785,185 $19,423,355,367
2024 $2,224,814,815 $19,930,288,337

Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Antigua Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 $1,214 $1,569
1978 $1,375 $1,262
1979 $1,705 $1,144
1980 $2,053 $1,249
1981 $2,310 $1,370
1982 $2,569 $1,494
1983 $2,847 $1,619
1984 $3,271 $1,048
1985 $3,814 $917
1986 $4,629 $1,191
1987 $5,424 $1,411
1988 $6,466 $1,632
1989 $7,188 $1,865
1990 $7,591 $1,930
1991 $7,956 $1,710
1992 $8,154 $1,458
1993 $8,625 $2,221
1994 $9,351 $2,203
1995 $9,034 $2,631
1996 $9,756 $2,929
1997 $10,336 $3,297
1998 $10,907 $3,419
1999 $11,342 $3,432
2000 $12,027 $3,453
2001 $11,539 $3,504
2002 $11,659 $3,681
2003 $12,173 $3,550
2004 $13,038 $3,808
2005 $14,369 $4,184
2006 $16,174 $4,417
2007 $18,205 $4,716
2008 $18,787 $5,030
2009 $16,472 $4,428
2010 $15,217 $4,810
2011 $14,912 $5,233
2012 $15,640 $5,341
2013 $15,052 $5,124
2014 $15,532 $4,975
2015 $16,078 $5,063
2016 $16,557 $5,010
2017 $16,966 $5,259
2018 $18,273 $5,578
2019 $18,896 $5,607
2020 $15,370 $4,879
2021 $17,349 $5,165
2022 $20,105 $6,022
2023 $21,495 $6,840
2024 $23,726 $7,020

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Antigua Jamaica
1950 58.1 56.6
1951 58.6 57.1
1952 59 58.1
1953 59.4 58.9
1954 59.8 59.6
1955 60.2 60.4
1956 60.7 61.2
1957 61.1 61.9
1958 61.6 62.6
1959 62.1 63.2
1960 62.6 63.8
1961 63.3 64.3
1962 64 64.6
1963 64.7 65
1964 65.4 65.3
1965 66.2 65.7
1966 66.9 65.9
1967 67.6 66.1
1968 68.2 66.3
1969 68.8 66.5
1970 69.4 66.7
1971 69.9 67
1972 70.3 67.3
1973 70.7 67.6
1974 71.1 67.9
1975 71.4 68.2
1976 71.8 68.4
1977 72.1 68.6
1978 72.5 68.7
1979 72.8 68.8
1980 73.1 69
1981 73.3 69.1
1982 73.5 69.3
1983 73.7 69.5
1984 73.8 69.8
1985 73.9 70.1
1986 73.9 70.4
1987 73.9 70.9
1988 73.8 71.2
1989 73.6 71.5
1990 73.6 71.7
1991 73.5 71.8
1992 73.4 71.8
1993 73.4 71.8
1994 73.5 71.6
1995 73.6 71.5
1996 73.8 71.3
1997 74 71.2
1998 74.2 71.2
1999 74.5 71.2
2000 74.8 71.3
2001 75.1 71.3
2002 75.2 71.5
2003 75.3 71.6
2004 75.3 71.5
2005 75.4 71.5
2006 75.5 71.4
2007 75.7 71.4
2008 76.1 71.5
2009 76.4 71.7
2010 76.7 72
2011 77 72.2
2012 77.1 72.4
2013 77 72.4
2014 76.9 72.4
2015 76.9 72.2
2016 77 72.1
2017 77 71.9
2018 77.1 71.6
2019 77.2 71.5
2020 77.2 71.5
2021 77.2 69.1
2022 77.5 71.5
2023 77.6 71.5
2024 77.8 71.6
2025 77.9 71.7

Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
Year Population
Antigua Jamaica
1960 55,603 1,650,005
1961 56,540 1,673,261
1962 57,336 1,696,932
1963 58,138 1,721,099
1964 59,020 1,745,568
1965 59,970 1,769,192
1966 60,900 1,791,475
1967 61,837 1,812,865
1968 62,809 1,833,765
1969 63,819 1,855,127
1970 64,528 1,878,196
1971 64,729 1,903,728
1972 64,615 1,931,542
1973 64,342 1,961,219
1974 64,058 1,990,906
1975 63,839 2,018,981
1976 63,762 2,045,578
1977 63,862 2,070,657
1978 64,038 2,094,836
1979 64,274 2,119,486
1980 64,513 2,145,658
1981 64,665 2,173,818
1982 64,785 2,203,889
1983 64,934 2,234,832
1984 64,882 2,264,562
1985 64,591 2,290,656
1986 64,276 2,312,125
1987 63,946 2,329,813
1988 63,623 2,345,777
1989 63,325 2,361,916
1990 63,066 2,379,877
1991 63,387 2,400,869
1992 64,404 2,424,701
1993 65,587 2,449,916
1994 66,843 2,475,220
1995 68,189 2,500,151
1996 69,612 2,524,463
1997 71,053 2,547,848
1998 72,412 2,569,736
1999 73,666 2,589,795
2000 74,912 2,607,826
2001 76,069 2,624,403
2002 77,032 2,640,572
2003 77,884 2,656,623
2004 78,719 2,672,225
2005 79,611 2,687,066
2006 80,604 2,700,968
2007 81,704 2,713,800
2008 82,912 2,725,635
2009 84,173 2,736,995
2010 85,320 2,748,568
2011 86,332 2,760,494
2012 87,260 2,772,430
2013 88,064 2,783,687
2014 88,765 2,793,749
2015 89,409 2,802,534
2016 89,969 2,809,915
2017 90,468 2,815,764
2018 90,926 2,820,097
2019 91,364 2,823,271
2020 91,846 2,830,739
2021 92,349 2,837,682
2022 92,840 2,839,144
2023 93,316 2,839,786
2024 93,772 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Antigua Jamaica
1960 4.6 5.54
1961 4.56 5.6
1962 4.55 5.64
1963 4.54 5.73
1964 4.48 5.79
1965 4.42 5.72
1966 4.32 5.69
1967 4.18 5.67
1968 4.01 5.58
1969 3.83 5.47
1970 3.63 5.35
1971 3.46 5.21
1972 3.29 5.06
1973 3.13 5
1974 2.93 4.67
1975 2.77 4.44
1976 2.78 4.21
1977 2.78 4
1978 2.57 3.84
1979 2.63 3.72
1980 2.31 3.59
1981 2.17 3.51
1982 2.09 3.46
1983 2.12 3.41
1984 2.04 3.32
1985 2.15 3.21
1986 2.03 3.11
1987 2.07 3.02
1988 2.13 2.98
1989 2.2 2.93
1990 2.25 2.96
1991 2.04 3
1992 2.13 3.03
1993 2.04 2.99
1994 2.07 2.93
1995 2.16 2.85
1996 2.27 2.77
1997 2.19 2.68
1998 2.02 2.57
1999 1.96 2.47
2000 2.2 2.35
2001 2.02 2.3
2002 1.94 2.27
2003 1.89 2.24
2004 1.85 2.2
2005 1.83 2.15
2006 1.83 2.09
2007 1.86 2.02
2008 2.04 1.95
2009 2.01 1.88
2010 1.79 1.8
2011 1.75 1.72
2012 1.66 1.65
2013 1.54 1.59
2014 1.53 1.54
2015 1.57 1.51
2016 1.46 1.46
2017 1.49 1.43
2018 1.37 1.4
2019 1.47 1.39
2020 1.57 1.38
2021 1.58 1.38
2022 1.58 1.37
2023 1.58 1.36

Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Antigua Jamaica
1960 19.6 19.8
1961 19.7 19.5
1962 19.7 19.3
1963 19.8 19
1964 19.7 18.8
1965 19.3 18.5
1966 19 18.3
1967 18.6 18.1
1968 18.2 17.9
1969 17.8 17.8
1970 17.9 17.7
1971 18.2 17.7
1972 18.5 17.8
1973 18.8 17.9
1974 19.2 18
1975 19.6 18.2
1976 20 18.4
1977 20.5 18.6
1978 21 18.9
1979 21.5 19.1
1980 22 19.4
1981 22.5 19.6
1982 23 19.9
1983 23.5 20.1
1984 24 20.4
1985 24.4 20.6
1986 24.7 20.8
1987 25.1 21.1
1988 25.3 21.3
1989 25.5 21.6
1990 25.7 21.8
1991 25.9 22
1992 26.2 22.2
1993 26.4 22.3
1994 26.7 22.4
1995 26.9 22.5
1996 27.2 22.6
1997 27.4 22.7
1998 27.7 22.9
1999 28 23.1
2000 28.3 23.3
2001 28.6 23.6
2002 28.9 23.8
2003 29.2 24.1
2004 29.5 24.4
2005 29.9 24.6
2006 30.2 24.9
2007 30.5 25.3
2008 30.7 25.7
2009 31 26.1
2010 31.2 26.5
2011 31.6 27
2012 31.9 27.4
2013 32.3 27.9
2014 32.7 28.3
2015 33.1 28.8
2016 33.5 29.3
2017 34 29.8
2018 34.4 30.3
2019 34.8 30.8
2020 35.3 31.3
2021 35.7 31.7
2022 36.1 32.2
2023 36.5 32.8
2024 36.9 33.3

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Finance

Antigua Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$2B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.2%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.3%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.37%
2023
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2023
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19%
2023
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$358M
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$26.3M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
384,500
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
70%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Antigua Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,787 kg
2007
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.7
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.66%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Antigua Jamaica
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+9
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
24.3%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2025
44
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.7
2022
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
143
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2015
88.7%
2015
English speaking
80%
2023
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
77.6%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Antigua Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$269.1
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.15%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.9
2017
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.3
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
34%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.6%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.66 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Antigua Jamaica
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
1,812 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
34.7 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30.6 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
727 mi
2011
13,745 mi
2011

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