Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 36.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.
live 1.9 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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.
Economy
be 86.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
have 13.3% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 98.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 73.2% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 32.6% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% 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.
Geography
see 13.4% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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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