Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 67.7% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
be 52.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 43.0% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.1% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 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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