Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 55.1% less money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 86.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 79.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 11.8% more children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 43.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, 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.

Basic Needs

be 14.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.0% less on education

Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 17.3% less on healthcare

Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 75.6% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 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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