Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 47.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 83.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 20.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 42.7% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 19.9 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 62.5% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Honduras spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.6% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.8% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 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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