Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 77.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 10.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
have 31.9% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 39.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.1% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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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