Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.6 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 58.9% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 51.5% more likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 60.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In France, 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 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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.

Expenditures

spend 34.5% less on education

France 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 45.1% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.7% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 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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