If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 6.8 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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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Economy

make 66.5% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,562 as of 2025.

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Life

have 13.5% more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 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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be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 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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Basic Needs

be 18.5% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% 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 2.2 times more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 78.4% less coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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Safety

be 32.8% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 51.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 73.4% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). 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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