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

Health

see 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare

India spends $346 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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be 96.7% less likely to die by suicide

India has a suicide rate of 12.6 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 0.9 years less

In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 4.3 times more likely to be obese

In India, 8.0% 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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Economy

make 4.6 times more money

India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 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 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% 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

be 30.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 80.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 56.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 56.2% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 23.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 10.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 25.2% fewer children

In India, there are approximately 16.0 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 57.6% more on education

India spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 32.9% more on healthcare

India spends 3.3% 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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Geography

see 98.8% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Safety

be 68.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In India, road accidents kill 15.4 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 18.2 times more likely to be murdered

India has a homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 51.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 9.4 times more home broadband

India has 3.1 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 88.1% less strain on fresh water

India withdraws 66% 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

be 69.9% less likely to die from air pollution

In India, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it causes 25.0 as of 2019.

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emit 39.6% less CO2

India emits 2.2 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 (2019–2021), 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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