Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Grenada instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 52.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 24.0% as of 2017.
be 52.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Grenada, however, that number is 38.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Grenada, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.6% 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 Grenada, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2022.
have 16.7% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Grenada, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.4% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Grenada, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.4% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Grenada: At a glance
How big is Grenada compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.