Quality of life comparison

be 53.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 7.1 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 10.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 28.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 54.4% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 34.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.

have 31.7% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 20.0% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.8% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 65.6% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.