Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 68.0% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Basic Needs
be 45.4% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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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