Quality of life comparison
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 47.2% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 86.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
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
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.