Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 23.3% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.0% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 33.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 46.3% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.2% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.8% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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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