Dominica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy
Dominica
71.13 years
in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
71.23 years
in 2023
Dominica rank
164th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
161st
Life expectancy over time
- Dominica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 71.23 years against 71.13 years in Dominica, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Dominica ranks 164th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 7 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.26 years | 52.88 years | 0.6137 years | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1960s | 63.31 years | 61.22 years | 2.09 years | Dominica |
| 1970s | 68.46 years | 65.96 years | 2.5 years | Dominica |
| 1980s | 71.47 years | 69.45 years | 2.03 years | Dominica |
| 1990s | 70.87 years | 70.53 years | 0.3424 years | Dominica |
| 2000s | 71.91 years | 70.49 years | 1.42 years | Dominica |
| 2010s | 70.95 years | 70.64 years | 0.3024 years | Dominica |
| 2020s | 70.83 years | 70.29 years | 0.5391 years | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Dominica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 71.23 years against 71.13 years in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.1 years, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for life expectancy?
- Dominica ranks 164th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.