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Antigua and Barbuda vs South Africa statistics compared

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Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 93.8K (ranked 185/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Antigua and Barbuda's land area is 169.9 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 183rd vs. 24th).

By GDP, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 ($2.22B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 52/197 ($23,726), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Antigua South Africa
Population
94540
65314246
Population rank 185/197 24/197
GDP
$2.22B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 175/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$23,726
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 52/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,602
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$1.49B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.4%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,910
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 38/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,556
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
169.9 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
552 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
36.9 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Antigua and Barbuda

South Africa
Year GDP
Antigua South Africa
1960 - $8,748,596,501
1961 - $9,225,996,310
1962 - $9,813,996,074
1963 - $10,854,195,658
1964 - $11,955,995,218
1965 - $13,068,994,772
1966 - $14,211,394,315
1967 - $15,821,393,671
1968 - $17,124,793,150
1969 - $19,256,992,297
1970 - $21,218,391,513
1971 - $23,411,076,638
1972 - $24,515,919,217
1973 - $33,262,772,008
1974 - $41,389,186,095
1975 - $42,906,905,672
1976 - $41,150,460,288
1977 $77,507,407 $45,328,411,332
1978 $88,040,741 $51,607,412,902
1979 $109,596,296 $63,038,658,089
1980 $132,451,852 $89,411,864,402
1981 $149,388,889 $93,141,472,164
1982 $166,444,444 $85,904,057,409
1983 $184,866,667 $96,204,110,942
1984 $212,214,815 $84,870,163,366
1985 $246,370,370 $64,459,376,087
1986 $297,562,963 $73,354,771,399
1987 $346,866,667 $96,535,763,418
1988 $411,396,296 $103,976,831,871
1989 $455,174,074 $108,055,624,082
1990 $478,718,519 $126,048,140,142
1991 $504,337,037 $135,203,698,238
1992 $525,133,333 $146,956,150,987
1993 $565,662,963 $147,194,747,566
1994 $625,081,481 $153,512,712,382
1995 $616,051,852 $171,735,933,897
1996 $679,140,741 $163,234,925,381
1997 $734,422,222 $168,978,057,328
1998 $789,788,889 $152,982,984,557
1999 $835,544,444 $151,516,957,079
2000 $901,003,704 $151,752,757,215
2001 $877,774,074 $135,429,905,923
2002 $898,092,593 $129,087,556,612
2003 $948,100,000 $197,018,965,309
2004 $1,026,329,630 $255,806,908,595
2005 $1,143,896,296 $288,867,217,197
2006 $1,303,674,074 $303,858,675,364
2007 $1,487,381,481 $333,077,117,254
2008 $1,557,640,741 $316,131,258,616
2009 $1,386,518,519 $329,754,060,647
2010 $1,298,348,148 $417,363,822,802
2011 $1,287,359,259 $458,199,494,831
2012 $1,364,729,630 $434,400,545,086
2013 $1,325,496,296 $400,886,013,596
2014 $1,378,707,407 $381,198,869,776
2015 $1,437,485,185 $346,709,790,459
2016 $1,489,603,704 $323,585,509,674
2017 $1,534,855,556 $381,448,814,653
2018 $1,661,529,630 $405,260,723,893
2019 $1,726,448,148 $389,330,032,224
2020 $1,411,637,037 $337,974,655,408
2021 $1,602,125,926 $420,886,877,629
2022 $1,866,566,667 $406,920,004,594
2023 $2,005,785,185 $380,699,271,816
2024 $2,224,814,815 $400,260,724,226

Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Antigua South Africa
1960 - $532
1961 - $546
1962 - $563
1963 - $605
1964 - $646
1965 - $685
1966 - $722
1967 - $779
1968 - $817
1969 - $891
1970 - $952
1971 - $1,020
1972 - $1,038
1973 - $1,369
1974 - $1,656
1975 - $1,670
1976 - $1,559
1977 $1,214 $1,671
1978 $1,375 $1,852
1979 $1,705 $2,202
1980 $2,053 $3,029
1981 $2,310 $3,050
1982 $2,569 $2,717
1983 $2,847 $2,938
1984 $3,271 $2,504
1985 $3,814 $1,839
1986 $4,629 $2,027
1987 $5,424 $2,586
1988 $6,466 $2,702
1989 $7,188 $2,727
1990 $7,591 $3,093
1991 $7,956 $3,243
1992 $8,154 $3,462
1993 $8,625 $3,400
1994 $9,351 $3,489
1995 $9,034 $3,856
1996 $9,756 $3,618
1997 $10,336 $3,700
1998 $10,907 $3,310
1999 $11,342 $3,242
2000 $12,027 $3,218
2001 $11,539 $2,847
2002 $11,659 $2,688
2003 $12,173 $4,062
2004 $13,038 $5,221
2005 $14,369 $5,837
2006 $16,174 $6,077
2007 $18,205 $6,592
2008 $18,787 $6,185
2009 $16,472 $6,375
2010 $15,217 $7,973
2011 $14,912 $8,646
2012 $15,640 $8,077
2013 $15,052 $7,332
2014 $15,532 $6,857
2015 $16,078 $6,112
2016 $16,557 $5,651
2017 $16,966 $6,618
2018 $18,273 $6,914
2019 $18,896 $6,534
2020 $15,370 $5,581
2021 $17,349 $6,843
2022 $20,105 $6,523
2023 $21,495 $6,023
2024 $23,726 $6,253

Antigua and Barbuda vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Antigua and Barbuda

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Antigua South Africa
1950 58.1 43.1
1951 58.6 44.1
1952 59 45
1953 59.4 46.1
1954 59.8 47.1
1955 60.2 48.2
1956 60.7 49.2
1957 61.1 50.2
1958 61.6 51.1
1959 62.1 51.9
1960 62.6 52.6
1961 63.3 53.1
1962 64 53.6
1963 64.7 53.9
1964 65.4 54.2
1965 66.2 54.4
1966 66.9 54.7
1967 67.6 55
1968 68.2 55.2
1969 68.8 55.4
1970 69.4 55.7
1971 69.9 56
1972 70.3 56.4
1973 70.7 56.7
1974 71.1 57.1
1975 71.4 57.6
1976 71.8 58
1977 72.1 58.5
1978 72.5 59
1979 72.8 59.5
1980 73.1 60
1981 73.3 60.4
1982 73.5 60.9
1983 73.7 61.4
1984 73.8 61.8
1985 73.9 62.2
1986 73.9 62.4
1987 73.9 62.7
1988 73.8 62.9
1989 73.6 63
1990 73.6 62.9
1991 73.5 63
1992 73.4 62.8
1993 73.4 62.6
1994 73.5 62.1
1995 73.6 61.6
1996 73.8 61.1
1997 74 60.5
1998 74.2 59.9
1999 74.5 59.2
2000 74.8 58.4
2001 75.1 57.2
2002 75.2 55.6
2003 75.3 54.2
2004 75.3 54
2005 75.4 53.9
2006 75.5 54.2
2007 75.7 54.9
2008 76.1 56
2009 76.4 57.4
2010 76.7 58.9
2011 77 60.6
2012 77.1 61.7
2013 77 62.4
2014 76.9 63.2
2015 76.9 64.1
2016 77 64.7
2017 77 65.4
2018 77.1 65.7
2019 77.2 66.1
2020 77.2 65.2
2021 77.2 62
2022 77.5 65.5
2023 77.6 66.1
2024 77.8 66.3
2025 77.9 66.5

Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Antigua and Barbuda

South Africa
Year Population
Antigua South Africa
1960 55,603 16,440,172
1961 56,540 16,908,035
1962 57,336 17,418,522
1963 58,138 17,954,564
1964 59,020 18,511,361
1965 59,970 19,089,380
1966 60,900 19,690,087
1967 61,837 20,314,066
1968 62,809 20,957,287
1969 63,819 21,614,676
1970 64,528 22,279,984
1971 64,729 22,942,143
1972 64,615 23,609,456
1973 64,342 24,294,263
1974 64,058 24,989,108
1975 63,839 25,690,940
1976 63,762 26,395,450
1977 63,862 27,118,952
1978 64,038 27,869,507
1979 64,274 28,634,162
1980 64,513 29,518,857
1981 64,665 30,541,044
1982 64,785 31,615,339
1983 64,934 32,739,304
1984 64,882 33,892,788
1985 64,591 35,042,093
1986 64,276 36,180,515
1987 63,946 37,326,190
1988 63,623 38,480,649
1989 63,325 39,628,575
1990 63,066 40,746,268
1991 63,387 41,687,898
1992 64,404 42,443,509
1993 65,587 43,297,156
1994 66,843 44,004,139
1995 68,189 44,541,554
1996 69,612 45,123,018
1997 71,053 45,666,838
1998 72,412 46,223,880
1999 73,666 46,730,335
2000 74,912 47,159,719
2001 76,069 47,566,800
2002 77,032 48,019,415
2003 77,884 48,500,348
2004 78,719 48,991,421
2005 79,611 49,490,033
2006 80,604 49,998,277
2007 81,704 50,528,584
2008 82,912 51,114,599
2009 84,173 51,728,516
2010 85,320 52,344,051
2011 86,332 52,995,205
2012 87,260 53,782,567
2013 88,064 54,678,791
2014 88,765 55,594,838
2015 89,409 56,723,537
2016 89,969 57,259,551
2017 90,468 57,635,162
2018 90,926 58,613,001
2019 91,364 59,587,885
2020 91,846 60,562,381
2021 92,349 61,502,603
2022 92,840 62,378,410
2023 93,316 63,212,384
2024 93,772 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa

Fertility rate
Antigua and Barbuda

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Antigua South Africa
1960 4.6 6.11
1961 4.56 6.08
1962 4.55 6.05
1963 4.54 6.01
1964 4.48 5.96
1965 4.42 5.89
1966 4.32 5.91
1967 4.18 5.85
1968 4.01 5.78
1969 3.83 5.72
1970 3.63 5.63
1971 3.46 5.57
1972 3.29 5.49
1973 3.13 5.41
1974 2.93 5.3
1975 2.77 5.19
1976 2.78 5.07
1977 2.78 4.94
1978 2.57 4.85
1979 2.63 4.82
1980 2.31 4.78
1981 2.17 4.71
1982 2.09 4.7
1983 2.12 4.63
1984 2.04 4.57
1985 2.15 4.5
1986 2.03 4.41
1987 2.07 4.35
1988 2.13 4.18
1989 2.2 3.98
1990 2.25 3.72
1991 2.04 3.62
1992 2.13 3.48
1993 2.04 3.37
1994 2.07 3.26
1995 2.16 3.17
1996 2.27 2.99
1997 2.19 2.73
1998 2.02 2.63
1999 1.96 2.56
2000 2.2 2.41
2001 2.02 2.37
2002 1.94 2.32
2003 1.89 2.36
2004 1.85 2.44
2005 1.83 2.51
2006 1.83 2.55
2007 1.86 2.55
2008 2.04 2.68
2009 2.01 2.5
2010 1.79 2.44
2011 1.75 2.44
2012 1.66 2.45
2013 1.54 2.43
2014 1.53 2.42
2015 1.57 2.36
2016 1.46 2.26
2017 1.49 2.28
2018 1.37 2.27
2019 1.47 2.26
2020 1.57 2.26
2021 1.58 2.25
2022 1.58 2.23
2023 1.58 2.22

Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Antigua and Barbuda

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Antigua South Africa
1960 19.6 19
1961 19.7 19
1962 19.7 18.9
1963 19.8 18.9
1964 19.7 18.9
1965 19.3 18.8
1966 19 18.8
1967 18.6 18.8
1968 18.2 18.8
1969 17.8 18.8
1970 17.9 18.8
1971 18.2 18.8
1972 18.5 18.8
1973 18.8 18.8
1974 19.2 18.9
1975 19.6 18.9
1976 20 19
1977 20.5 19.1
1978 21 19.2
1979 21.5 19.3
1980 22 19.4
1981 22.5 19.6
1982 23 19.8
1983 23.5 20
1984 24 20.2
1985 24.4 20.4
1986 24.7 20.5
1987 25.1 20.7
1988 25.3 20.9
1989 25.5 21.1
1990 25.7 21.3
1991 25.9 21.5
1992 26.2 21.5
1993 26.4 21.9
1994 26.7 22
1995 26.9 21.5
1996 27.2 21.2
1997 27.4 21.2
1998 27.7 21.4
1999 28 21.6
2000 28.3 21.9
2001 28.6 22.2
2002 28.9 22.4
2003 29.2 22.8
2004 29.5 23.1
2005 29.9 23.3
2006 30.2 23.5
2007 30.5 23.8
2008 30.7 24
2009 31 24.3
2010 31.2 24.6
2011 31.6 25
2012 31.9 25.3
2013 32.3 25.7
2014 32.7 26
2015 33.1 26.4
2016 33.5 26.7
2017 34 27
2018 34.4 27.5
2019 34.8 27.9
2020 35.3 28.3
2021 35.7 28.6
2022 36.1 28.9
2023 36.5 29.2
2024 36.9 29.5

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Finance

Antigua South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$2B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.2%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.3%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.37%
2023
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2023
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19%
2023
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
0.9%
2014
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.22%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$358M
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$26.3M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
384,500
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
70%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.1%
2024

Energy

Antigua South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,787 kg
2007
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.7
2007
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.66%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Antigua South Africa
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
+9
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
24.3%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.6
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2025
41
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.7
2022
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
143
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2015
91.2%
2024
English speaking
80%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
77.6%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Antigua South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$269.1
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.15%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.9
2017
0.81
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.3
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
34%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.6%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.66 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Antigua South Africa
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
1,812 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
34.7 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30.6 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
727 mi
2011
466,028 mi
2016

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