Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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
make 73.6% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
have 20.6% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 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 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 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 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 77.3% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% 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.
Geography
see 100.0% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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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