Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.
be 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 93.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 18.4% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 71.6% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.