Quality of life comparison

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 2.8 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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.

be 37.7% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 29.1% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $32,000 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 20.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

have 13.0% fewer children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bahamas, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 11.8% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 28.6% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 95.5% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.