Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Japan, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Japan, 0.1% 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 8.1 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 5.5 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% 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 70.8% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.
be 8.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
have 76.5% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 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.
be 19.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 5.0 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 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 75.6% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% 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 78.1% more on education
Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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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