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

Health

see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare

Tajikistan spends $364 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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be 83.1% less likely to die by suicide

Tajikistan has a suicide rate of 2.4 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 50.0% more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 23.1% 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 7.7 times more money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $1,637 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 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 6.9% 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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Life

be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Tajikistan, approximately 23.5 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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be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 14.0 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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have 52.8% fewer children

In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.3 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 36.6% more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 55.8% 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 40.3% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 7.4% 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 18.7% more on education

Tajikistan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 65.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Tajikistan, road accidents kill 13.9 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 57.7 times more likely to be murdered

Tajikistan has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 51.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 30.1 times more home broadband

Tajikistan has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 as of 2024.

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live with 88.7% less strain on fresh water

Tajikistan withdraws 70% 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 84.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Tajikistan, air pollution causes 159.0 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 42.4% more CO2

Tajikistan emits 0.9 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 (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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