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

Health

see 21.2% more spent on your healthcare

Uzbekistan spends $749 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 95.1% less likely to die by suicide

Uzbekistan has a suicide rate of 8.3 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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live 1.2 years less

In Uzbekistan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 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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be 10.8% more likely to be obese

In Uzbekistan, 31.2% 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 3.2 times more money

Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $3,968 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 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uzbekistan, 4.6% 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 20.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Uzbekistan, approximately 12.8 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 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Uzbekistan, approximately 26.0 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 53.2% fewer children

In Uzbekistan, there are approximately 25.6 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 14.9% less likely to have internet access

In Uzbekistan, approximately 89.5% 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 34.1% less on healthcare

Uzbekistan spends 6.7% 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 18.1% more on education

Uzbekistan spends 5.5% 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 48.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Uzbekistan, road accidents kill 9.3 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 36.7 times more likely to be murdered

Uzbekistan has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 51.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

live with 93.6% less strain on fresh water

Uzbekistan withdraws 123% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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find 15.2% less home broadband

Uzbekistan has 34.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 78.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Uzbekistan, air pollution causes 117.0 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 68.0% less CO2

Uzbekistan emits 4.1 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 (2019–2021), 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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