Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 15.5% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
make 18.3% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 17.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 12.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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 41.2% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.2% less coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 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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