Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% 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 0.9 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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.
Economy
make 52.4% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.
be 88.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 98.0 women do as of 2017.
have 31.8% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 65.6% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% 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 83.9% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% 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 96.6% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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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