Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
live 0.8 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 Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 82.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
