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

Health

be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 9.2 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 31.3% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 14.6% more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 25.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 67.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 58.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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.

have 55.6% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 12.5% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 97.1% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 82.1% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 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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