Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 64.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.
live 9.6 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 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 80.7% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 63.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 58.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 14.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 70.7% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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