Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 10.9% less likely to be obese

In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 70.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

be 6.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 13.6% fewer children

In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 40.0% less on education

Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.0% less on healthcare

Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Brazil has a total of 7,491 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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