Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Romania, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years longer

In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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.

be 12.4% less likely to be obese

In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 44.0% less money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $40,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 98.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 17.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 34.1% more children

In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 29.8% less coastline

Romania has a total of 225 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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