Antigua and Barbuda is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with King Charles III as head of state and a two-chamber parliament. Barbuda has its own council, and the economy depends on tourism and a citizenship-by-investment programme.
In the 12 Axes register, Antigua and Barbuda leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Antigua and Barbuda sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state, Barbuda holds a local council
Representative Democracy
Westminster parliament, regular elections
Liberal
Press freedom guaranteed, officials often sue critics for defamation
Cooperation
CARICOM and Commonwealth member
Non-Aggressive
Small defence force, coast guard focus
Centrist
English official, no assimilation law
Economic Liberal
Tourism and citizenship-by-investment economy
Markets
Private-led tourism economy
Free Trade
Open trade within CARICOM and OECS
Spiritual
Constitution preamble invokes God
Conservative
Same-sex ban struck down 2022, no union recognition
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Antigua and Barbuda is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Antigua and Barbuda is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Addicted04, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
