Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iceland, 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.
live 7.0 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 73.7% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $55,600 as of 2022, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $14,600 as of 2022.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 19.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 20.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 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 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% 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.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% 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 98.3% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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
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