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Saint Vincent vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Vincent has a population of 101K (ranked 184/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Saint Vincent's land area is 150.6 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 185th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Saint Vincent ranks 186/197 ($1.16B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Saint Vincent ranks 82/197 ($11,501), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Vincent South Africa
Population
99920
65314246
Population rank 184/197 24/197
GDP
$1.16B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 186/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$11,501
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 82/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,272
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$1.07B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.5%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,661
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 56/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,935
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
150.6 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
668 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Saint Vincent and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Saint Vincent and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Saint Vincent

South Africa
Year GDP
Saint Vincent South Africa
1960 $13,066,634 $8,748,596,501
1961 $13,999,965 $9,225,996,310
1962 $14,524,964 $9,813,996,074
1963 $13,708,299 $10,854,195,658
1964 $14,758,296 $11,955,995,218
1965 $15,108,296 $13,068,994,772
1966 $16,099,960 $14,211,394,315
1967 $15,835,106 $15,821,393,671
1968 $15,350,000 $17,124,793,150
1969 $16,650,000 $19,256,992,297
1970 $18,450,000 $21,218,391,513
1971 $20,051,922 $23,411,076,638
1972 $27,585,805 $24,515,919,217
1973 $30,165,081 $33,262,772,008
1974 $32,923,703 $41,389,186,095
1975 $33,237,226 $42,906,905,672
1976 $32,792,845 $41,150,460,288
1977 $49,353,162 $45,328,411,332
1978 $60,844,771 $51,607,412,902
1979 $71,096,360 $63,038,658,089
1980 $82,340,340 $89,411,864,402
1981 $102,086,539 $93,141,472,164
1982 $113,759,203 $85,904,057,409
1983 $122,255,350 $96,204,110,942
1984 $135,024,988 $84,870,163,366
1985 $145,641,705 $64,459,376,087
1986 $160,846,657 $73,354,771,399
1987 $175,580,647 $96,535,763,418
1988 $200,726,713 $103,976,831,871
1989 $214,745,002 $108,055,624,082
1990 $240,366,667 $126,048,140,142
1991 $254,829,630 $135,203,698,238
1992 $277,955,556 $146,956,150,987
1993 $286,307,407 $147,194,747,566
1994 $289,437,037 $153,512,712,382
1995 $316,007,407 $171,735,933,897
1996 $331,488,889 $163,234,925,381
1997 $347,770,370 $168,978,057,328
1998 $373,618,519 $152,982,984,557
1999 $390,718,519 $151,516,957,079
2000 $427,946,037 $151,752,757,215
2001 $462,072,333 $135,429,905,923
2002 $487,763,852 $129,087,556,612
2003 $509,090,889 $197,018,965,309
2004 $549,900,185 $255,806,908,595
2005 $579,948,926 $288,867,217,197
2006 $643,501,148 $303,858,675,364
2007 $713,596,667 $333,077,117,254
2008 $732,663,259 $316,131,258,616
2009 $714,300,259 $329,754,060,647
2010 $720,447,889 $417,363,822,802
2011 $713,796,370 $458,199,494,831
2012 $730,032,593 $434,400,545,086
2013 $764,781,259 $400,886,013,596
2014 $770,900,000 $381,198,869,776
2015 $786,555,556 $346,709,790,459
2016 $814,303,704 $323,585,509,674
2017 $844,040,741 $381,448,814,653
2018 $884,329,630 $405,260,723,893
2019 $910,481,481 $389,330,032,224
2020 $864,566,667 $337,974,655,408
2021 $888,677,778 $420,886,877,629
2022 $989,188,889 $406,920,004,594
2023 $1,072,237,037 $380,699,271,816
2024 $1,157,207,407 $400,260,724,226

Saint Vincent and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Vincent

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Saint Vincent South Africa
1960 $154.8 $532
1961 $163 $546
1962 $166.5 $563
1963 $154.9 $605
1964 $164.4 $646
1965 $166.2 $685
1966 $174.9 $722
1967 $170 $779
1968 $163.1 $817
1969 $175.2 $891
1970 $192.3 $952
1971 $207 $1,020
1972 $282.1 $1,038
1973 $306 $1,369
1974 $331 $1,656
1975 $331 $1,670
1976 $324 $1,559
1977 $484 $1,671
1978 $592 $1,852
1979 $687 $2,202
1980 $790 $3,029
1981 $972 $3,050
1982 $1,074 $2,717
1983 $1,144 $2,938
1984 $1,254 $2,504
1985 $1,342 $1,839
1986 $1,472 $2,027
1987 $1,596 $2,586
1988 $1,814 $2,702
1989 $1,930 $2,727
1990 $2,150 $3,093
1991 $2,271 $3,243
1992 $2,471 $3,462
1993 $2,540 $3,400
1994 $2,563 $3,489
1995 $2,795 $3,856
1996 $2,930 $3,618
1997 $3,074 $3,700
1998 $3,301 $3,310
1999 $3,447 $3,242
2000 $3,769 $3,218
2001 $4,071 $2,847
2002 $4,303 $2,688
2003 $4,500 $4,062
2004 $4,873 $5,221
2005 $5,157 $5,837
2006 $5,745 $6,077
2007 $6,398 $6,592
2008 $6,599 $6,185
2009 $6,464 $6,375
2010 $6,552 $7,973
2011 $6,528 $8,646
2012 $6,714 $8,077
2013 $7,072 $7,332
2014 $7,169 $6,857
2015 $7,354 $6,112
2016 $7,657 $5,651
2017 $7,988 $6,618
2018 $8,428 $6,914
2019 $8,741 $6,534
2020 $8,351 $5,581
2021 $8,641 $6,843
2022 $9,694 $6,523
2023 $10,582 $6,023
2024 $11,501 $6,253

Saint Vincent vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Vincent

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Vincent South Africa
1950 46.9 43.1
1951 48.6 44.1
1952 49.5 45
1953 51.1 46.1
1954 52.7 47.1
1955 54.3 48.2
1956 54.9 49.2
1957 55.9 50.2
1958 57.1 51.1
1959 57.8 51.9
1960 58.6 52.6
1961 59.3 53.1
1962 59.9 53.6
1963 60.5 53.9
1964 61.1 54.2
1965 61.6 54.4
1966 62.1 54.7
1967 62.5 55
1968 63.1 55.2
1969 63.5 55.4
1970 64 55.7
1971 64.4 56
1972 64.8 56.4
1973 65.1 56.7
1974 65.4 57.1
1975 65.9 57.6
1976 66.5 58
1977 66.9 58.5
1978 67.3 59
1979 69.3 59.5
1980 68 60
1981 68.3 60.4
1982 68.6 60.9
1983 68.8 61.4
1984 69.2 61.8
1985 69.8 62.2
1986 70.1 62.4
1987 70.4 62.7
1988 70.6 62.9
1989 70.6 63
1990 70.6 62.9
1991 70.6 63
1992 70.7 62.8
1993 70.6 62.6
1994 70.6 62.1
1995 70.6 61.6
1996 70.5 61.1
1997 70.4 60.5
1998 70.3 59.9
1999 70.3 59.2
2000 70.3 58.4
2001 70.4 57.2
2002 70.7 55.6
2003 70.4 54.2
2004 70.4 54
2005 70.5 53.9
2006 70.4 54.2
2007 70.4 54.9
2008 70.6 56
2009 70.7 57.4
2010 70.7 58.9
2011 70.6 60.6
2012 70.5 61.7
2013 70.1 62.4
2014 70.4 63.2
2015 70.5 64.1
2016 70.7 64.7
2017 71 65.4
2018 71 65.7
2019 71 66.1
2020 69.6 65.2
2021 69.1 62
2022 71.2 65.5
2023 71.2 66.1
2024 71.4 66.3
2025 71.5 66.5

Saint Vincent and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Vincent

South Africa
Year Population
Saint Vincent South Africa
1960 84,388 16,440,172
1961 85,870 16,908,035
1962 87,236 17,418,522
1963 88,523 17,954,564
1964 89,749 18,511,361
1965 90,927 19,089,380
1966 92,052 19,690,087
1967 93,124 20,314,066
1968 94,123 20,957,287
1969 95,058 21,614,676
1970 95,964 22,279,984
1971 96,872 22,942,143
1972 97,790 23,609,456
1973 98,691 24,294,263
1974 99,556 24,989,108
1975 100,387 25,690,940
1976 101,197 26,395,450
1977 101,999 27,118,952
1978 102,775 27,869,507
1979 103,478 28,634,162
1980 104,213 29,518,857
1981 105,073 30,541,044
1982 105,969 31,615,339
1983 106,838 32,739,304
1984 107,687 33,892,788
1985 108,506 35,042,093
1986 109,281 36,180,515
1987 110,001 37,326,190
1988 110,658 38,480,649
1989 111,272 39,628,575
1990 111,812 40,746,268
1991 112,222 41,687,898
1992 112,509 42,443,509
1993 112,735 43,297,156
1994 112,918 44,004,139
1995 113,047 44,541,554
1996 113,119 45,123,018
1997 113,141 45,666,838
1998 113,180 46,223,880
1999 113,366 46,730,335
2000 113,545 47,159,719
2001 113,501 47,566,800
2002 113,347 48,019,415
2003 113,141 48,500,348
2004 112,835 48,991,421
2005 112,450 49,490,033
2006 112,014 49,998,277
2007 111,531 50,528,584
2008 111,028 51,114,599
2009 110,508 51,728,516
2010 109,959 52,344,051
2011 109,349 52,995,205
2012 108,736 53,782,567
2013 108,135 54,678,791
2014 107,535 55,594,838
2015 106,960 56,723,537
2016 106,349 57,259,551
2017 105,663 57,635,162
2018 104,926 58,613,001
2019 104,167 59,587,885
2020 103,526 60,562,381
2021 102,841 61,502,603
2022 102,046 62,378,410
2023 101,323 63,212,384
2024 100,616 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Saint Vincent and South Africa

Fertility rate
Saint Vincent

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Saint Vincent South Africa
1960 7.25 6.11
1961 7.16 6.08
1962 7.03 6.05
1963 6.92 6.01
1964 6.83 5.96
1965 6.74 5.89
1966 6.64 5.91
1967 6.53 5.85
1968 6.42 5.78
1969 6.28 5.72
1970 6.12 5.63
1971 5.95 5.57
1972 5.77 5.49
1973 5.59 5.41
1974 5.38 5.3
1975 5.17 5.19
1976 4.95 5.07
1977 4.75 4.94
1978 4.55 4.85
1979 4.29 4.82
1980 3.92 4.78
1981 3.85 4.71
1982 3.74 4.7
1983 3.56 4.63
1984 3.28 4.57
1985 3.08 4.5
1986 2.92 4.41
1987 2.82 4.35
1988 2.75 4.18
1989 2.73 3.98
1990 2.73 3.72
1991 2.75 3.62
1992 2.76 3.48
1993 2.74 3.37
1994 2.68 3.26
1995 2.61 3.17
1996 2.53 2.99
1997 2.43 2.73
1998 2.35 2.63
1999 2.31 2.56
2000 2.31 2.41
2001 2.3 2.37
2002 2.22 2.32
2003 2.14 2.36
2004 2.09 2.44
2005 2.07 2.51
2006 2.03 2.55
2007 2.06 2.55
2008 2.15 2.68
2009 2.17 2.5
2010 2.14 2.44
2011 2.08 2.44
2012 2.11 2.45
2013 2.11 2.43
2014 2.14 2.42
2015 2.13 2.36
2016 2.06 2.26
2017 1.94 2.28
2018 1.9 2.27
2019 1.86 2.26
2020 1.83 2.26
2021 1.81 2.25
2022 1.79 2.23
2023 1.78 2.22

Saint Vincent and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Saint Vincent

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Saint Vincent South Africa
1960 15.5 19
1961 15.6 19
1962 15.7 18.9
1963 15.9 18.9
1964 16.1 18.9
1965 16.2 18.8
1966 16.4 18.8
1967 16.5 18.8
1968 16.6 18.8
1969 16.7 18.8
1970 16.8 18.8
1971 16.9 18.8
1972 16.9 18.8
1973 17 18.8
1974 17 18.9
1975 17.1 18.9
1976 17.1 19
1977 17.2 19.1
1978 17.2 19.2
1979 17.3 19.3
1980 17.5 19.4
1981 17.9 19.6
1982 18.3 19.8
1983 18.6 20
1984 19 20.2
1985 19.3 20.4
1986 19.6 20.5
1987 19.9 20.7
1988 20.1 20.9
1989 20.3 21.1
1990 20.5 21.3
1991 20.9 21.5
1992 21.3 21.5
1993 21.8 21.9
1994 22.2 22
1995 22.7 21.5
1996 23.1 21.2
1997 23.5 21.2
1998 23.8 21.4
1999 24 21.6
2000 24.3 21.9
2001 24.6 22.2
2002 25.1 22.4
2003 25.6 22.8
2004 26.2 23.1
2005 26.8 23.3
2006 27.3 23.5
2007 27.9 23.8
2008 28.4 24
2009 28.9 24.3
2010 29.4 24.6
2011 29.8 25
2012 30.3 25.3
2013 30.8 25.7
2014 31.3 26
2015 31.7 26.4
2016 32.2 26.7
2017 32.7 27
2018 33.2 27.5
2019 33.7 27.9
2020 34.1 28.3
2021 34.4 28.6
2022 34.6 28.9
2023 34.9 29.2
2024 35.2 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Vincent South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$1.11B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.4%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.46%
2023
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.74%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2008
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.1
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
0.9%
2014
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.22%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$317M
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.4M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
392,000
2019
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
46%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.1%
2024

Energy

Saint Vincent South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2007
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.9
2007
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.95 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.1%
2022
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
15%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.4%
2021
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Saint Vincent South Africa
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
-737
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
54.7%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.82 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.2
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
40.4
2022
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.4
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
146
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.9%
1980
91.2%
2024
English speaking
95%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
76%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Saint Vincent South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$435
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.1
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.94
2012
0.81
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
56
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.6
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
34.1%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.6%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.62 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Vincent South Africa
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
1,497 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
110.2 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
466,028 mi
2016

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