Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 10.1% more likely to be obese
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.
be 47.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 39.0% more children
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 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
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