General information
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Caribbean | North America |
| Area: | 390 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1979 AD | 1776 AD |
| Capital: | Kingstown | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 110,947 | 329,484,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 284.5 | 33.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 70 years | Ø 75 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 75 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 35.3 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Birthrate: | 14.09 ‰ | 11.40 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 9.34 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -6.82 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 67 | 63 |
| Civil rights: | 66 | 81 |
| Health: | 56 | 71 |
| Cost of Living: | 50 | 38 |
| Popularity: | 10 | 67 |
Economy
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | East Caribbean Dollar (1 XCD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 21.6 % | 5.5 % |
| Inflation rate: | -0.63 % | 4.70 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 64.98 % | 100.00 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 37.00 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 7,310 US$ | 64,140 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 59 (moderate) | 67 (moderate) |
| VCT: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 807 M US$ | 7.28 M US$ | 20,953,030 M US$ | 63.59 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 811 M US$ | 7.31 M US$ | 21,261,523 M US$ | 64.53 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 184 M US$ | 1.66 M US$ | 2,134,445 M US$ | 6.48 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 374 M US$ | 3.37 M US$ | 2,811,124 M US$ | 8.53 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| VCT: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 829 km | 7.47 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.99 km |
| Harbours: | 792 | 7.139 | 3,627 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 6 | 0.054 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| VCT: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 146.00 m kWh | 1.32 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.84 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 157.00 m kWh | 1.42 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.43 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,424.79 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 220,708.66 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 280,000.00 t | 2,523.73 t | 4.98 bn t | 15,118.48 t |
Telecommunication
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +1809 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .vc | .us |
| VCT total | VCT per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 12,483 | 113 | 103,052,000 | 313 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 97,059 | 875 | 442,457,000 | 1343 |
| Internet server: | 305 | 3 | 505,000,000 | 1533 |
| Internet users: | 24,846 | 224 | 294,658,590 | 894 |
| Broadband Internet: | 24,733 | 223 | 121,176,000 | 368 |
Healthcare system
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 4.32 | 2.87 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 0.66 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 11.6 % | 10.8 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.1 % | 0.0 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 100.0 % | 75.0 % |
Native languages
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Creole-English: | 99.1 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 0.9 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 88.0 % | 78.5 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 12.0 % | 15.3 % |