Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 24.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 4.4 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 53.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 24.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 40.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 19.3% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 42.1% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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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