Quality of life comparison

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.

be 23.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

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.

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.

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.

see 82.1% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.