Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cuba, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.
live 3.0 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 7.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 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 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 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 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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 70.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.5% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 57.5% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% 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.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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