Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 56.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 45.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
be 24.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 60.6% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.2% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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