Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 48.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
be 20.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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.
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
have 32.9% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 26.2% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.1% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.8% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 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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