Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.

Economy

make 40.5% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $30,100 as of 2023, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.

Life

be 54.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 8.3 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 11.1% less on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.4% 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 2.3 times more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% 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 37.8% less coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 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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