Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Barthelemy instead of Western Sahara, you would:
Health
live 16.1 years longer
In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Saint Barthelemy, that number is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 86.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Saint Barthelemy, on the other hand, 6.7 children do as of 2022.
have 66.8% fewer children
In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Saint Barthelemy, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Barthelemy: At a glance
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