Sheet 6 of 195 · AmericasATG · 17.1°N 61.8°W

Antigua and Barbuda

Capital: Saint John's
Population: 94,209 2025
Area: 442 km²
Neighbours: 0

Antigua and Barbuda hatched and ringed, Saint John's marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 17.4°N 61.8°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Antigua and Barbuda is an island country in the Caribbean. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Saint John's is Basseterre, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 94 km away. Its area of 442 km² puts it 182nd in the world and 31st of 35 in the Americas.

Its population was 94,209 in 2025 (World Bank), the 11th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 213 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 24.3% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$24,819 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 53rd of 191 and 8th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 77.8 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Saint John's's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 340 km from Australia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.
Measure	Figure	World	Americas
Population	94,2092025, World Bank	184th of 194	33rd of 35
Area	442 km²world-countries	182nd of 195	31st of 35
GDP	US$2.3 billion2025, World Bank, current US$	173rd of 191	31st of 35
GDP per capita	US$24,8192025, World Bank, current US$	53rd of 191	8th of 35
Population density	213 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries	47th of 194	10th of 35
Life expectancy	77.8 years2024, World Bank	61st of 194	10th of 35
Urban population	24.3%2025, World Bank	183rd of 194	35th of 35
Forest area	17.9% of land2024, World Bank	126th of 194	31st of 35
Population growth	+0.46% a year2025, World Bank	132nd of 194	19th of 35
Internet users	72.7%2024, World Bank	116th of 188	26th of 35
Fertility rate	1.58 births per woman2024, World Bank	127th of 194	22nd of 35
Land neighbours	0world-countries; among the 195	157th of 195	25th of 35

Closest in areaSeychelles, Barbados and Palau

Closest in populationSaint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga and Andorra

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Saint Kitts and Nevis94 km
Saint John's to Basseterre
Dominica208 km
Saint John's to Roseau
Saint Lucia358 km
Saint John's to Castries

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres: Northern and Western
Capital: Saint John's
17.12°N 61.85°W
Northernmost latitude: 17.72°N
Southernmost latitude: 17.00°N
Westernmost longitude: 61.89°W
Easternmost longitude: 61.69°W
North to south: about 80 km
Antipode of Saint John's: 17.12°S 118.15°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 340 km from the nearest land (Australia)