If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Argentina, you would:

Health

be 30.4% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 14.3% less money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 79.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 62.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 25.0% fewer children

In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 28.0% less on education

Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.0% less on healthcare

Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.8% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Saint Lucia: At a glance

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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