Quality of life comparison
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
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