Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 27.1% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% 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 Libya, 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.

Life

be 14.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 41.4% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 84.0% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 85.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 95.3% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 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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