Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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.
Economy
make 59.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.
Life
have 39.0% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, 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 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 18.8% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% 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
Estonia 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 95.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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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