Americas

Antigua and Barbuda

Political journey

A British colony from the 17th century built on sugar and slavery, Antigua and Barbuda gained full independence in 1981. The Bird family’s Labour Party dominated the decades that followed, and its successors have used tourism and citizenship-by-investment to fund a small economy. As a low-lying island state it lobbies hard for climate finance.

Antigua and Barbuda today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Antigua and Barbuda today

Portrait of Gaston Browne

Gaston Browne

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 2014 to present

A former banker who has led the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party since 2012, he is a prominent Caribbean voice on climate finance and reparations for slavery.

Gaston Browne sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning nature-first on environment, leaning institutional on institutions and leaning religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace.

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Political views closest to Antigua and Barbuda’s leadership

Green conservatismSees protecting land, beauty and heritage as conservative values.98%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.98%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.98%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…97%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

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Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.