Quality of life comparison

be 31.8% less likely to be obese

In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years less

In Malta, 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.

make 60.3% less money

Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 49.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

have 21.3% more children

In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 24.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Malta, 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 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 39.0% less on education

Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 38.0% less on healthcare

Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 19.7% less coastline

Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.