Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 65.0% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 62.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
make 37.9% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2023.
Life
have 29.8% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 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 Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 64.6% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 346.3 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.