Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 23.6% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 78.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.
be 33.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
have 20.3% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 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 26.4% more on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.