Quality of life comparison

live 7.4 years longer

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 69.0% less likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 5.6 times more money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 68.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 90.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.1% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 22.8% fewer children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.7% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 22.2% less on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 22.2% more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.