Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 19.9% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 69.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
have 33.3% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.8% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.3% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 48.5% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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
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