Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 85.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
make 30.8% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $15,700 as of 2023.
be 24.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Moldova, however, that number is 31.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 83.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Moldova, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Moldova, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 77.8% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Moldova spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Moldova: At a glance
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