Quality of life comparison
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Economy
make 23.2% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in French Polynesia, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2021.
be 25.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In French Polynesia, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
be 21.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In French Polynesia, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2009.
Life
be 63.3% 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 French Polynesia, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 18.2% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In French Polynesia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 16.0 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In French Polynesia, that number is 2,525 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
French Polynesia: At a glance
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