Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% 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 13.0 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% 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 6.7 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 85.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 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 73.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 66.3% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 30.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% 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 42.9% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% 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.
spend 96.6% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 76.0% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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