Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 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 Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 74.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
make 59.2% less money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $7,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 37.8% more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.8% 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 Nicaragua, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.3% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% 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 Nicaragua, 86% of the population do as of 2022.
be 32.9% 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 Nicaragua, about 57.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.5% 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 Nicaragua, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.3% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Nicaragua spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 79.2% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? See an in-depth size comparison.