Quality of life comparison

be 32.1% less likely to be obese

In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

live 4.1 years less

In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

make 61.8% less money

Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 86.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 24.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.

be 18.8% less likely to have internet access

In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 41.0% less on education

Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.4% less on healthcare

Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.4% less coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.