Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Finland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 5.1 years longer

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.9 times more money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.

be 64.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.

Life

be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 98.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.

be 83.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

have 15.1% fewer children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Finland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 10.5% more on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 91.7% more on healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 14.9 times more coastline

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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