Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.1 years longer

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 11.7% less likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Colombia, 39.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 49.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 10.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

Life

have 23.5% fewer children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 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 26.5% less on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.6% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.1% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 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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