Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 23.1% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% 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 New Zealand, 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 5.9 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 67.7% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $14,600 as of 2022.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 19.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 8.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 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 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% 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 99.4% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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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