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

Health

be 95.7% less likely to die by suicide

Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 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 5.1 years less

In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 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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see 65.3% less spent on your healthcare

Romania spends $2,614 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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have 11.5% less access to essential health services

Romania scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines scores 69 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Romania, 6.0% 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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make 44.3% less money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,562 as of 2025.

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Life

have 59.5% more children

In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 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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be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 12.0 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 70.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 6.0 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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Basic Needs

be 16.5% less likely to have internet access

In Romania, approximately 91.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 76.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.2% less on healthcare

Romania spends 5.7% 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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spend 97.0% more on education

Romania spends 3.3% 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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Geography

see 62.7% less coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Safety

be 50.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 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 46.2 times more likely to be murdered

Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 51.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 17.7% less home broadband

Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 45.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 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 64.8% less CO2

Romania emits 3.7 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), 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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