Quality of life comparison

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

In Belize, 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 3.1 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 18.3% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 77.3% more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 39.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 34.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 43.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

have 35.6% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.8% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 58.6% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 59.1% less coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.