The duel
- 286× Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fits inside the median country 286 times
- 74× The median country has 74 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +3.2 years People in the median country live 3.2 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +8% Saint Vincent and the Grenadines produces 8% more per person than the median country
World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fits inside the median country 286 times
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 389 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 84 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,101 m above Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,234 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 18% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 74 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.6 times as densely populated as the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 257 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 4.0 cm taller than in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 177.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 4.7 cm taller than in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 165.3 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.8 years older than in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 33.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.1 more children on average than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.76 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 12.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the median country are practically level
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 36 times the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $1.26 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines produces 8% more per person than the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Int$22,799 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 18% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, versus 5.1% in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 23.8% (2017) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the median country’s
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 55% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are nearly identical here
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $469 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 3.2 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 71.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 24% more likely to die before turning one than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 33% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3.2 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 50 times that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 35% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines drink 94% more alcohol than in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 2.1 times as much meat per person as the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 118.5 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 105 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3,043 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines went to school 1.4 years longer than in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 11.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed 68% more tourists per resident than the median country (2019)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.58 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3 against 0)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines none
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 76% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 76% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 1% faster than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 159 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the median country are practically level
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 48% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 48% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 108 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 73% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but only 33% of the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.4% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.3% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 63% more fine dust than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 23 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as in the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 51.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 36% deadlier than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is on average 3.7 °C warmer than the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gets 11% more rain than the median country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,128 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fits inside the median country 286 times.
Which has more people, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or the median country?
The median country has 74 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or the median country?
People in the median country live 3.2 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Life expectancy at birth is 71.4 years in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or the median country?
Men in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 4.0 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).