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

Health

live 4.9 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 32.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Sudan spends $28 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 56.8% more access to essential health services

Sudan scores 44 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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be 87.0% less likely to die by suicide

Sudan has a suicide rate of 3.2 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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be 94.5% more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 34.6% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 10.8 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,562 as of 2025.

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be 57.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.0% as of 2025.

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Life

be 78.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 256.0 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 76.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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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have 63.8% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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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Basic Needs

be 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 76.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 55.8% more on healthcare

Sudan spends 2.9% 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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Geography

see 90.2% less coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Safety

be 75.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Sudan, road accidents kill 19.6 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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Infrastructure

find 491.0 times more home broadband

Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 as of 2024.

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live with 93.3% less strain on fresh water

Sudan withdraws 119% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 64.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Sudan, air pollution causes 70.0 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 3.0 times more CO2

Sudan emits 0.4 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 (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2023), World Health Organization (2024). 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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