Quality of life comparison

be 60.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 20.2 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 13.4 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 56.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 83.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 63.0% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 6.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 35.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 60.4% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.9% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 60.7% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.