Human Development & Quality of Life in Antigua and Barbuda
HDI 0.851 · UNDP rank 53 · latest published data
For 2023, Antigua and Barbuda records HDI 0.851 and UNDP rank 53; that headline belongs to the very high human development category. Reading beyond the headline, the gender-development lens adds GDI 1.031 in UNDP group 2, which is kept separate from the headline HDI. A second lens is equally relevant here: The health component is anchored by life expectancy of 77.6 years.
What sits inside Antigua and Barbuda's HDI
Antigua and Barbuda's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 77.6 life expectancy, 15.5 expected schooling, 11.6 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $27,387 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables. For the profile as a whole, keep missing fields explicitly missing so the source year is not silently treated as the publication year.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Antigua and Barbuda, the available complementary indices are GDI 1.031, GII 0.240. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Antigua and Barbuda page can reproduce. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
What Antigua and Barbuda's numbers say together
Taken alongside HDI, Antigua and Barbuda's profile includes GDI 1.031. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Antigua and Barbuda's HDI is 0.851 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 53. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being. When looking across the UNDP tables, separate the measure from subjective well-being before comparing it with a quality-of-life observation.
The GDI value is 1.031 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
Frequently asked questions
What is Antigua and Barbuda's HDI?
The UNDP table records Antigua and Barbuda at 0.851 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 53.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Antigua and Barbuda?
The UNDP table used for this release does not publish an IHDI value for Antigua and Barbuda. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Antigua and Barbuda simply to complete the layout. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.