Quality of life comparison

be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 19.8 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 12.6 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 40.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 10.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 15.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

have 70.9% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (43% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 62.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 24.1% more on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 24.1% more on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.