Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

Health

live 6.0 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 44.1% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 87.7% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 34.6% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.9% less on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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