Quality of life comparison

be 23.9% less likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 9.2 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

make 12.8% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.

be 83.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.

be 33.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

have 2.3 times more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more 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 Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.

spend 11.1% less on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 49.3% less on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.6 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.