Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 93.8K (ranked 185/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Antigua and Barbuda's land area is 169.9 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 183rd vs. 97th).
By GDP, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 ($2.22B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 52/197 ($23,726), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
94540
|
26621357
|
| Population rank | 185/197 | 56/197 |
| GDP |
$2.22B
2024 |
$34.9B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 175/197 | 106/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$23,726
2024 |
$1,319
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 52/197 | 168/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$33,602
2024 |
$1,700
2015 |
| Government debt |
$1.49B
2024 |
n/a |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
63.4%
2025 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person |
$15,910
2024 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person rank | 38/185 | n/a |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$15,556
2025 |
$1,642
2025 |
| Land area |
169.9 sq mi
2025 |
46,491 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
552 ppl/mi²
2024 |
570 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.58
2023 |
1.78
2023 |
| Median age |
36.9 years
2024 |
37.3 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.9 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
Antigua and Barbuda and North Korea: Comparison Charts
Antigua and Barbuda and North Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1977 | $77,507,407 | - |
| 1978 | $88,040,741 | - |
| 1979 | $109,596,296 | - |
| 1980 | $132,451,852 | - |
| 1981 | $149,388,889 | - |
| 1982 | $166,444,444 | - |
| 1983 | $184,866,667 | - |
| 1984 | $212,214,815 | - |
| 1985 | $246,370,370 | - |
| 1986 | $297,562,963 | - |
| 1987 | $346,866,667 | - |
| 1988 | $411,396,296 | - |
| 1989 | $455,174,074 | - |
| 1990 | $478,718,519 | - |
| 1991 | $504,337,037 | - |
| 1992 | $525,133,333 | - |
| 1993 | $565,662,963 | - |
| 1994 | $625,081,481 | - |
| 1995 | $616,051,852 | - |
| 1996 | $679,140,741 | - |
| 1997 | $734,422,222 | - |
| 1998 | $789,788,889 | - |
| 1999 | $835,544,444 | - |
| 2000 | $901,003,704 | - |
| 2001 | $877,774,074 | - |
| 2002 | $898,092,593 | - |
| 2003 | $948,100,000 | - |
| 2004 | $1,026,329,630 | - |
| 2005 | $1,143,896,296 | - |
| 2006 | $1,303,674,074 | - |
| 2007 | $1,487,381,481 | - |
| 2008 | $1,557,640,741 | - |
| 2009 | $1,386,518,519 | $23,356,470,000 |
| 2010 | $1,298,348,148 | $25,995,513,000 |
| 2011 | $1,287,359,259 | $29,005,020,000 |
| 2012 | $1,364,729,630 | $29,890,710,000 |
| 2013 | $1,325,496,296 | $30,588,922,000 |
| 2014 | $1,378,707,407 | $30,554,460,000 |
| 2015 | $1,437,485,185 | $30,723,030,000 |
| 2016 | $1,489,603,704 | $28,882,640,000 |
| 2017 | $1,534,855,556 | $29,105,440,000 |
| 2018 | $1,661,529,630 | $28,536,400,000 |
| 2019 | $1,726,448,148 | $28,222,880,000 |
| 2020 | $1,411,637,037 | $27,728,240,000 |
| 2021 | $1,602,125,926 | $32,301,720,000 |
| 2022 | $1,866,566,667 | $28,971,360,000 |
| 2023 | $2,005,785,185 | $32,155,360,000 |
| 2024 | $2,224,814,815 | $34,943,120,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda and North Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1977 | $1,214 | - |
| 1978 | $1,375 | - |
| 1979 | $1,705 | - |
| 1980 | $2,053 | - |
| 1981 | $2,310 | - |
| 1982 | $2,569 | - |
| 1983 | $2,847 | - |
| 1984 | $3,271 | - |
| 1985 | $3,814 | - |
| 1986 | $4,629 | - |
| 1987 | $5,424 | - |
| 1988 | $6,466 | - |
| 1989 | $7,188 | - |
| 1990 | $7,591 | - |
| 1991 | $7,956 | - |
| 1992 | $8,154 | - |
| 1993 | $8,625 | - |
| 1994 | $9,351 | - |
| 1995 | $9,034 | - |
| 1996 | $9,756 | - |
| 1997 | $10,336 | - |
| 1998 | $10,907 | - |
| 1999 | $11,342 | - |
| 2000 | $12,027 | - |
| 2001 | $11,539 | - |
| 2002 | $11,659 | - |
| 2003 | $12,173 | - |
| 2004 | $13,038 | - |
| 2005 | $14,369 | - |
| 2006 | $16,174 | - |
| 2007 | $18,205 | - |
| 2008 | $18,787 | - |
| 2009 | $16,472 | $939 |
| 2010 | $15,217 | $1,040 |
| 2011 | $14,912 | $1,156 |
| 2012 | $15,640 | $1,186 |
| 2013 | $15,052 | $1,208 |
| 2014 | $15,532 | $1,201 |
| 2015 | $16,078 | $1,201 |
| 2016 | $16,557 | $1,124 |
| 2017 | $16,966 | $1,127 |
| 2018 | $18,273 | $1,100 |
| 2019 | $18,896 | $1,084 |
| 2020 | $15,370 | $1,061 |
| 2021 | $17,349 | $1,231 |
| 2022 | $20,105 | $1,100 |
| 2023 | $21,495 | $1,217 |
| 2024 | $23,726 | $1,319 |
Antigua and Barbuda vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 58.1 | 14.2 |
| 1951 | 58.6 | 17.7 |
| 1952 | 59 | 32.8 |
| 1953 | 59.4 | 40.3 |
| 1954 | 59.8 | 50.6 |
| 1955 | 60.2 | 51.8 |
| 1956 | 60.7 | 52.8 |
| 1957 | 61.1 | 53.7 |
| 1958 | 61.6 | 54.5 |
| 1959 | 62.1 | 55.2 |
| 1960 | 62.6 | 55.8 |
| 1961 | 63.3 | 56.4 |
| 1962 | 64 | 57 |
| 1963 | 64.7 | 57.6 |
| 1964 | 65.4 | 58.2 |
| 1965 | 66.2 | 58.8 |
| 1966 | 66.9 | 59.4 |
| 1967 | 67.6 | 60.1 |
| 1968 | 68.2 | 60.8 |
| 1969 | 68.8 | 61.4 |
| 1970 | 69.4 | 62 |
| 1971 | 69.9 | 62.7 |
| 1972 | 70.3 | 63.3 |
| 1973 | 70.7 | 63.8 |
| 1974 | 71.1 | 64.3 |
| 1975 | 71.4 | 64.8 |
| 1976 | 71.8 | 65.3 |
| 1977 | 72.1 | 65.8 |
| 1978 | 72.5 | 66.3 |
| 1979 | 72.8 | 66.7 |
| 1980 | 73.1 | 67.2 |
| 1981 | 73.3 | 67.7 |
| 1982 | 73.5 | 68.1 |
| 1983 | 73.7 | 68.5 |
| 1984 | 73.8 | 68.9 |
| 1985 | 73.9 | 69.2 |
| 1986 | 73.9 | 69.5 |
| 1987 | 73.9 | 69.8 |
| 1988 | 73.8 | 70.1 |
| 1989 | 73.6 | 70.3 |
| 1990 | 73.6 | 70.5 |
| 1991 | 73.5 | 70.7 |
| 1992 | 73.4 | 71 |
| 1993 | 73.4 | 70.8 |
| 1994 | 73.5 | 70.5 |
| 1995 | 73.6 | 60.8 |
| 1996 | 73.8 | 60.8 |
| 1997 | 74 | 60.9 |
| 1998 | 74.2 | 60.9 |
| 1999 | 74.5 | 60.9 |
| 2000 | 74.8 | 60.9 |
| 2001 | 75.1 | 60.9 |
| 2002 | 75.2 | 60.9 |
| 2003 | 75.3 | 69.4 |
| 2004 | 75.3 | 69.3 |
| 2005 | 75.4 | 69.2 |
| 2006 | 75.5 | 69.1 |
| 2007 | 75.7 | 69 |
| 2008 | 76.1 | 69.3 |
| 2009 | 76.4 | 69.7 |
| 2010 | 76.7 | 70.2 |
| 2011 | 77 | 70.8 |
| 2012 | 77.1 | 71.3 |
| 2013 | 77 | 71.9 |
| 2014 | 76.9 | 72.5 |
| 2015 | 76.9 | 72.8 |
| 2016 | 77 | 73 |
| 2017 | 77 | 73 |
| 2018 | 77.1 | 73 |
| 2019 | 77.2 | 72.9 |
| 2020 | 77.2 | 72.8 |
| 2021 | 77.2 | 73.4 |
| 2022 | 77.5 | 73.6 |
| 2023 | 77.6 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 77.8 | 73.7 |
| 2025 | 77.9 | 73.9 |
Antigua and Barbuda and North Korea population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 55,603 | 11,722,953 |
| 1961 | 56,540 | 11,990,713 |
| 1962 | 57,336 | 12,262,882 |
| 1963 | 58,138 | 12,567,057 |
| 1964 | 59,020 | 12,889,770 |
| 1965 | 59,970 | 13,219,369 |
| 1966 | 60,900 | 13,569,094 |
| 1967 | 61,837 | 13,958,350 |
| 1968 | 62,809 | 14,365,596 |
| 1969 | 63,819 | 14,767,615 |
| 1970 | 64,528 | 15,172,775 |
| 1971 | 64,729 | 15,572,457 |
| 1972 | 64,615 | 15,975,069 |
| 1973 | 64,342 | 16,350,367 |
| 1974 | 64,058 | 16,673,121 |
| 1975 | 63,839 | 16,971,055 |
| 1976 | 63,762 | 17,243,450 |
| 1977 | 63,862 | 17,492,798 |
| 1978 | 64,038 | 17,735,995 |
| 1979 | 64,274 | 17,983,470 |
| 1980 | 64,513 | 18,236,786 |
| 1981 | 64,665 | 18,501,295 |
| 1982 | 64,785 | 18,776,357 |
| 1983 | 64,934 | 19,054,034 |
| 1984 | 64,882 | 19,335,043 |
| 1985 | 64,591 | 19,620,388 |
| 1986 | 64,276 | 19,910,855 |
| 1987 | 63,946 | 20,205,483 |
| 1988 | 63,623 | 20,503,161 |
| 1989 | 63,325 | 20,804,367 |
| 1990 | 63,066 | 21,112,137 |
| 1991 | 63,387 | 21,428,638 |
| 1992 | 64,404 | 21,750,911 |
| 1993 | 65,587 | 22,073,352 |
| 1994 | 66,843 | 22,393,975 |
| 1995 | 68,189 | 22,669,304 |
| 1996 | 69,612 | 22,895,746 |
| 1997 | 71,053 | 23,110,830 |
| 1998 | 72,412 | 23,311,564 |
| 1999 | 73,666 | 23,497,599 |
| 2000 | 74,912 | 23,665,910 |
| 2001 | 76,069 | 23,815,358 |
| 2002 | 77,032 | 23,943,973 |
| 2003 | 77,884 | 24,090,380 |
| 2004 | 78,719 | 24,254,943 |
| 2005 | 79,611 | 24,396,433 |
| 2006 | 80,604 | 24,524,507 |
| 2007 | 81,704 | 24,646,383 |
| 2008 | 82,912 | 24,764,618 |
| 2009 | 84,173 | 24,878,332 |
| 2010 | 85,320 | 24,987,258 |
| 2011 | 86,332 | 25,097,874 |
| 2012 | 87,260 | 25,211,728 |
| 2013 | 88,064 | 25,329,451 |
| 2014 | 88,765 | 25,451,262 |
| 2015 | 89,409 | 25,575,350 |
| 2016 | 89,969 | 25,698,326 |
| 2017 | 90,468 | 25,817,709 |
| 2018 | 90,926 | 25,931,147 |
| 2019 | 91,364 | 26,037,632 |
| 2020 | 91,846 | 26,136,312 |
| 2021 | 92,349 | 26,232,534 |
| 2022 | 92,840 | 26,328,845 |
| 2023 | 93,316 | 26,418,204 |
| 2024 | 93,772 | 26,498,823 |
Fertility rates in Antigua and Barbuda and North Korea
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 4.6 | 3.57 |
| 1961 | 4.56 | 3.26 |
| 1962 | 4.55 | 3.41 |
| 1963 | 4.54 | 3.63 |
| 1964 | 4.48 | 3.55 |
| 1965 | 4.42 | 3.56 |
| 1966 | 4.32 | 3.71 |
| 1967 | 4.18 | 4.05 |
| 1968 | 4.01 | 3.87 |
| 1969 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| 1970 | 3.63 | 3.85 |
| 1971 | 3.46 | 3.74 |
| 1972 | 3.29 | 3.89 |
| 1973 | 3.13 | 3.35 |
| 1974 | 2.93 | 3.14 |
| 1975 | 2.77 | 3.05 |
| 1976 | 2.78 | 2.84 |
| 1977 | 2.78 | 2.77 |
| 1978 | 2.57 | 2.79 |
| 1979 | 2.63 | 2.85 |
| 1980 | 2.31 | 2.84 |
| 1981 | 2.17 | 2.92 |
| 1982 | 2.09 | 2.85 |
| 1983 | 2.12 | 2.78 |
| 1984 | 2.04 | 2.71 |
| 1985 | 2.15 | 2.65 |
| 1986 | 2.03 | 2.59 |
| 1987 | 2.07 | 2.53 |
| 1988 | 2.13 | 2.47 |
| 1989 | 2.2 | 2.41 |
| 1990 | 2.25 | 2.39 |
| 1991 | 2.04 | 2.35 |
| 1992 | 2.13 | 2.29 |
| 1993 | 2.04 | 2.22 |
| 1994 | 2.07 | 2.18 |
| 1995 | 2.16 | 2.15 |
| 1996 | 2.27 | 2.09 |
| 1997 | 2.19 | 2.03 |
| 1998 | 2.02 | 1.99 |
| 1999 | 1.96 | 1.97 |
| 2000 | 2.2 | 1.94 |
| 2001 | 2.02 | 1.94 |
| 2002 | 1.94 | 1.92 |
| 2003 | 1.89 | 1.91 |
| 2004 | 1.85 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 1.83 | 1.87 |
| 2006 | 1.83 | 1.94 |
| 2007 | 1.86 | 1.94 |
| 2008 | 2.04 | 1.97 |
| 2009 | 2.01 | 1.91 |
| 2010 | 1.79 | 1.89 |
| 2011 | 1.75 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | 1.66 | 1.88 |
| 2013 | 1.54 | 1.88 |
| 2014 | 1.53 | 1.87 |
| 2015 | 1.57 | 1.86 |
| 2016 | 1.46 | 1.86 |
| 2017 | 1.49 | 1.85 |
| 2018 | 1.37 | 1.83 |
| 2019 | 1.47 | 1.83 |
| 2020 | 1.57 | 1.82 |
| 2021 | 1.58 | 1.81 |
| 2022 | 1.58 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 1.58 | 1.78 |
Antigua and Barbuda and North Korea demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 19.6 | 19.9 |
| 1961 | 19.7 | 20.2 |
| 1962 | 19.7 | 20.6 |
| 1963 | 19.8 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 19.7 | 21 |
| 1965 | 19.3 | 21.2 |
| 1966 | 19 | 21.3 |
| 1967 | 18.6 | 21.4 |
| 1968 | 18.2 | 21.4 |
| 1969 | 17.8 | 21.4 |
| 1970 | 17.9 | 21.4 |
| 1971 | 18.2 | 21.2 |
| 1972 | 18.5 | 20.9 |
| 1973 | 18.8 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 19.2 | 20.7 |
| 1975 | 19.6 | 20.9 |
| 1976 | 20 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 20.5 | 21.4 |
| 1978 | 21 | 21.8 |
| 1979 | 21.5 | 22.2 |
| 1980 | 22 | 22.5 |
| 1981 | 22.5 | 22.8 |
| 1982 | 23 | 23.1 |
| 1983 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| 1984 | 24 | 23.9 |
| 1985 | 24.4 | 24.2 |
| 1986 | 24.7 | 24.5 |
| 1987 | 25.1 | 24.8 |
| 1988 | 25.3 | 25.1 |
| 1989 | 25.5 | 25.6 |
| 1990 | 25.7 | 26 |
| 1991 | 25.9 | 26.4 |
| 1992 | 26.2 | 26.8 |
| 1993 | 26.4 | 27.2 |
| 1994 | 26.7 | 27.6 |
| 1995 | 26.9 | 28 |
| 1996 | 27.2 | 28.3 |
| 1997 | 27.4 | 28.8 |
| 1998 | 27.7 | 29.2 |
| 1999 | 28 | 29.6 |
| 2000 | 28.3 | 30.1 |
| 2001 | 28.6 | 30.5 |
| 2002 | 28.9 | 31 |
| 2003 | 29.2 | 31.4 |
| 2004 | 29.5 | 31.8 |
| 2005 | 29.9 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 30.2 | 32.5 |
| 2007 | 30.5 | 32.9 |
| 2008 | 30.7 | 33.3 |
| 2009 | 31 | 33.7 |
| 2010 | 31.2 | 34 |
| 2011 | 31.6 | 34.3 |
| 2012 | 31.9 | 34.5 |
| 2013 | 32.3 | 34.7 |
| 2014 | 32.7 | 35 |
| 2015 | 33.1 | 35.2 |
| 2016 | 33.5 | 35.4 |
| 2017 | 34 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | 34.4 | 35.9 |
| 2019 | 34.8 | 36.2 |
| 2020 | 35.3 | 36.4 |
| 2021 | 35.7 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | 36.1 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 36.5 | 37.1 |
| 2024 | 36.9 | 37.3 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$2B
2024 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
21.2%
2025 |
n/a |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.11%
2023 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel |
0
2020 |
1,469,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.3%
2025 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
5.37%
2023 |
25.6%
2013 |
| Services, % of GDP |
69.1%
2023 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
19%
2023 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
56
2025 |
3
2025 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$358M
2024 |
n/a |
| Personal remittances received |
$26.3M
2024 |
n/a |
| International tourist arrivals |
384,500
2020 |
n/a |
| International tourism as share of exports |
70%
2020 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,787 kg
2007 |
641 kg
2022 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$16.7
2007 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.32 megatons
2023 |
64.3 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
3.46 tons
2023 |
2.43 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
85.1%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0.9%
2022 |
14.7%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
8.5%
2022 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
4.9%
2022 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
830 kWh
2022 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
5.66%
2021 |
63.2%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
62.7%
2022 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
57.5%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.001%
2024 |
0.33%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+9
2024 |
-2,473
2024 |
| Urban population |
24.3%
2024 |
63.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.87 ft
2025 |
5.73 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.44 ft
2025 |
5.29 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
61.6
2025 |
11.8
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
44
2025 |
15
2024 |
| Higher education index |
23
2025 |
12
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
10.7
2022 |
4.4
2015 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
0
2019 |
24.2
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
143
2025 |
51
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2015 |
100%
2018 |
| English speaking |
80%
2023 |
0%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
77.6%
2023 |
0%
2012 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,085
2022 |
n/a |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$269.1
2022 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
77.9 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.15%
2022 |
n/a |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.9
2017 |
3.67
2017 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
35
2023 |
67
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
9.3
2023 |
18
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
34%
2022 |
11.1%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
11.6%
2024 |
9.9%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
82
2025 |
42
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
16.5%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
6.66 liters
2020 |
3.87 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0003%
2025 |
0.08%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,812 sq mi
2024 |
1,754 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
34.7 sq mi
2025 |
10,021 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
30.6 sq mi
2025 |
23,036 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
727 mi
2011 |
15,879 mi
2006 |
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