Quality of life comparison

live 2.5 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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.

make 45.6% less money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 70.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 52.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

have 40.7% more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.

spend 28.0% less on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.8% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 91.2% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.