Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 80.4% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 75.4% more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.9 times more on healthcare
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 38.5 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 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
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.