Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Economy

make 57.7% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.

be 43.0% more likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

be 47.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 17.4% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 93.0% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 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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