Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 36.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Thailand, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 35.8% less money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2017, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2017.

be 26.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.

Life

have 17.8% more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 98.0 women do as of 2017.

be 27.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 8.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 11.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 60.6% less likely to have internet access

In Thailand, approximately 56.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.4% do as of 2018.

Expenditures

spend 41.5% more on education

Thailand spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 97.4% less coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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

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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