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

Health

be 85.1% less likely to die by suicide

Albania has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 8.4 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 43.4% more likely to be obese

In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 34.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 38.0% less spent on your healthcare

Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends $908 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 64.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.0% as of 2025.

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Life

have 18.1% more children

In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 56.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 10.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.3% less likely to have internet access

In Albania, approximately 85.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 76.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 37.0% less on healthcare

Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 2.1 times more on education

Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 76.8% less coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Safety

be 55.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, they kill 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 36.9 times more likely to be murdered

Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 51.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 18.4% more home broadband

Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 as of 2024.

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live with 64.9% more strain on fresh water

Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 57.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Albania, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it causes 25.0 as of 2019.

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emit 26.8% less CO2

Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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