Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.0 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 47.7% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: At a glance

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 389 sq km. Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.
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