Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 27.9% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.
live 9.6 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.
be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
make 79.7% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 76.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 2.3 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 32.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.9% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tajikistan spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.4% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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