Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 77.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 32.6% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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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