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

Health

live 12.2 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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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Life

be 63.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 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, 10.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.3% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 76.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 7.0 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Infrastructure

find 51.7% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 91.9% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 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 (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). 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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