Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 11.3% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 60.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 54.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 11.8% more children
In Finland, 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 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.2% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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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