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

Health

be 94.6% less likely to die by suicide

Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 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 6.2 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 19.6% more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 28.9% 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 26.7% less spent on your healthcare

Ecuador spends $1,238 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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have 10.4% less access to essential health services

Ecuador scores 77 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

make 76.3% more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,562 as of 2025.

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be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.3% 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 19.3% fewer children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 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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Expenditures

spend 41.3% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 7.6% 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 75.1% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 96.2% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Safety

be 79.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 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 12.2% more likely to be murdered

Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 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 70.8% more home broadband

Ecuador has 17.2 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 16.5% more strain on fresh water

Ecuador withdraws 7% 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

emit 50.4% less CO2

Ecuador emits 2.6 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 (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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