Quality of life comparison

be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 3.2 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 20.2% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 2.2 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 46.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 26.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

have 26.9% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 40.0% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 84.5% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.