Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
make 12.3% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $19,900 as of 2023.
Life
be 91.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6.0 women do as of 2020.
be 56.5% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 28.1% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.3% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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