Quality of life comparison

live 1.7 years longer

In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 19.3% less likely to be obese

In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 56.0% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

be 38.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

have 34.1% more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.

spend 34.5% less on education

Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.1% less on healthcare

Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.3% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.