Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 86.7% 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 Ireland, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 5.0 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 Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.5 times more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $115,600 as of 2023.
be 76.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 91.9% 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 Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.0% 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.9% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.2 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? See an in-depth size comparison.