Quality of life comparison

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% 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.

live 13.0 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.

make 7.5 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.

be 91.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 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 73.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.

have 67.4% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 85.0% do as of 2021.

be 30.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 95% of people do as of 2017.

spend 42.9% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% 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.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% 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.

see 76.0% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.