Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 59.4% less money

Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 41.7% more children

In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 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.

be 31.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Poland, approximately 2.0 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 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.

Expenditures

spend 26.2% less on healthcare

Poland spends 6.5% 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.

Geography

see 80.9% less coastline

Poland has a total of 440 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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