Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Albania, you would:
Economy
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
be 74.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 26.4% less likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.3% less on healthcare
Albania spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.4% less coastline
Albania has a total of 362 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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