Quality of life comparison

be 30.0% less likely to be obese

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

be 14.1 times more 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 Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.

live 17.1 years less

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 Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lesotho, that number is 16.5% as of 2023.

make 86.0% less money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

have 92.4% more children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lesotho, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.1 times more 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 Lesotho, 566.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.8 times more 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 Lesotho, on the other hand, 48.4 children do as of 2022.

be 50.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Lesotho, 50% of the population do as of 2022.

be 43.5% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lesotho, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

be 13.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Lesotho, 83% of people do as of 2020.

spend 52.6% more on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lesotho spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2020.