Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 14.5 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 Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 9.1 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 75.0% 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 Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 59.3% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 85.8% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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