Quality of life comparison

be 26.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

live 1.9 years longer

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

be 37.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

have 10.1% fewer children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 14.0% more on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 50.0% more on healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 15.5% more coastline

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.