Antigua takes the first spot among the Caribbean CBI/CIP countries in the Best Citizenship Index (BCI) for 2019. The study evaluated 18 important metrics for citizenship for 190 countries.
Antigua scored high scores for education, human development, freedom and access to visa free countries.
Antigua’s citizenship by investment program is one of the finest citizenship schemes in the Caribbean launched in 2014. The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) was established by the Honourable Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and is the Government authority responsible for processing all applications for Agent’s Licenses, and all applications for Citizenship by Investment by applicants and their family.
Caribbean
| Rank | Score | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 87.31 |
| Dominica | 2 | 85.72 |
| St Lucia | 3 | 77.82 |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 77.43 |
| Grenada | 5 | 72.76 |
Overall Rankings of CBI/CIP countries
| Rank | Score | |
| Malta | 1 | 102.04 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 87.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 87.31 |
| Dominica | 5 | 85.72 |
| St Lucia | 6 | 77.82 |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 77.43 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 73.74 |
| Moldova | 9 | 73.73 |
| Grenada | 10 | 72.76 |
| Turkey | 11 | 69.24 |
| Samoa | 12 | 62.67 |
| Vanuatu | 13 | 57.51 |
Ranking metrics
- Dual Citizenship – 10 points
- GDP (PPP) – 10 points
- Human Development Index (HDI) – 10 points
- Global Peace Index (GPI) – 10 points
- Per Capita Income – 10 points
- Strong currency – 10 points
- Population – 10 points
- Education – 10 points
- Freedom – 10 points
- Healthcare – 10 points
- Naturalization time in years – 10 points
- Citizenship by Marriage – 10 points
- Birthright Citizenship – 10 points
- Military Service (compulsory) – 5 points
- Citizenship Renunciation – 5 points
- Citizenship on economic interest – 5 points
- Visa free countries – 10 points
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