Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
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 Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 75.3% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $39,800 as of 2023.
be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
be 56.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Russia, however, that number is 11.0% as of 2021.
Life
be 80.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.5% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.4% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 238.3 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Russia: At a glance
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