Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.4 years longer

In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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.

be 66.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ethiopia, 0.9% 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.

be 5.3 times more likely to be obese

In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.3 times more money

Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.

Life

be 75.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ethiopia, approximately 401.0 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 61.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Ethiopia, approximately 33.5 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.

have 59.8% fewer children

In Ethiopia, there are approximately 30.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Ethiopia, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 24.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ethiopia, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 95% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 11.8% more on education

Ethiopia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 50.0% more on healthcare

Ethiopia spends 3.2% 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.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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