Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 33.2% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.

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

In Jordan, 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 90.4% more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

Life

be 51.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 62.0 women do as of 2020.

have 46.4% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 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.

Expenditures

spend 36.0% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.5% 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 78.1% more on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 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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