Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 2.7 years less

In Puerto Rico, 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.

Economy

make 56.0% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

Life

have 46.2% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 98.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.

Geography

see 68.5% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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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