Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 15.2% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.
be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.
be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 54.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.
be 74.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 51.3% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.8% more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 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
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