Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 23.0% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 24.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 71.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 31.7% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.3% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Lucia: At a glance
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.