Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 12.2 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 7.2 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

Life

be 73.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2022.

have 57.5% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 92.4% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 389 sq km. Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.
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