Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sweden, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.
live 6.0 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.0% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 72.1% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.
Life
have 11.2% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 62.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 20.8% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 57.9% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% 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.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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
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