Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 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.
Economy
make 36.1% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
have 33.7% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 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 20.0% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.3% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Lucia: At a glance
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