Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Mexico, you would:

Health

live 6.6 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 31.8% less likely to be obese

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

Economy

be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 23.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

have 20.3% fewer children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 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 16.3% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.3% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 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

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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