Quality of life comparison

live 2.9 years longer

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 12.2% more likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 3.5 times more money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $53,300 as of 2022.

be 64.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 47.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belgium, however, that number is 13.2% as of 2021.

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 Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 73.4% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

be 16.7% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 86.1% more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.7% more on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 57.9% less coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.