Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.1% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $50,600 as of 2023.
be 76.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Korea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
be 42.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In South Korea, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 76.1% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 39.3% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.6% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In South Korea, about 98.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.4% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In South Korea, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.3 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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