Quality of life comparison

live 5.2 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 66.9% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 2.8 times more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 29.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 49.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 73.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

have 36.3% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.4% more likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 52.6% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.7% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.6% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.