Quality of life comparison

be 64.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 4.1 years longer

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 82.4% more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 14.7% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 83.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

have 16.3% more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.7% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 26.5% less on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 10.7% less coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.