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

Health

be 97.2% less likely to die by suicide

Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 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 10.6 years less

In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Austria, 16.5% 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 89.0% less spent on your healthcare

Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends $908 as of 2023.

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have 18.8% less access to essential health services

Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines scores 69 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Austria, 5.6% 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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make 80.0% less money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,562 as of 2025.

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Life

have 42.4% more children

In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 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 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Austria, approximately 6.0 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 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Austria, approximately 2.8 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 17.1% less likely to have internet access

In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 76.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 62.5% less on healthcare

Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 22.3% more on education

Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 58.3 times more likely to be murdered

Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 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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Environment

emit 79.3% less CO2

Austria emits 6.3 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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be 47.1% more likely to die from air pollution

In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 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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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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