Travel Risk Atlas

Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean · Capital Saint John's

Each opens that government's own advisory for Antigua and Barbuda — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

14.3 Very low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 32nd safest of 220
a bridge over a body of water under a cloudy blue sky
Photo: Katie Heath / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Antigua and Barbuda as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Barbuda — No specific warningRedonda — No specific warningSaint George — No specific warningSaint John — No specific warningSaint Mary — No specific warningSaint Paul — No specific warningSaint Peter — No specific warningSaint Philip — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole countryNo specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly cyclones, earthquakes
37/100
97th of 220
Crime
15% of score
33/100
89th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
28/100
50th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
19/100
74th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
30th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
8th of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
0/100
3rd of 220

Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
911
999 also works
Currency
XCD $
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
180 days visa-free
US: 180 days visa-free · UK: 180 days visa-free
Population
94k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Saint John's
Driving
On the left
Power
Type A, B
220-240V
Basic water access
99%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+1268
GDP per capita
$25k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
1.0m
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Saint John's, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around Almost all year.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Antigua and Barbuda:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.