Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Paraguay, you would:
Economy
make 11.9% more money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 48.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.
have 28.3% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.9% more likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Lucia: At a glance
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