Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Croatia, you would:

Health

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Croatia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 56.7% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 40.0% more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 62.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 38.5% less on healthcare

Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.6% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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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