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

Health

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.

Economy

make 45.0% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 83.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

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.

Life

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.

Expenditures

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.

Geography

see 97.3% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 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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