Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 11.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% 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 1.8 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% 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 37.9% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
have 24.4% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 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 60.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 98.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 66.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% 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.
spend 23.9% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 52.5% less coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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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