If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Austria, you would:

Health

be 63.7% less likely to die by suicide

Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 9.2 years less

In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 85.1% less spent on your healthcare

Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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have 23.2% fewer doctors per person

Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 69.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.

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make 76.6% less money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

have 33.5% more children

In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 7.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 25.8% less likely to have internet access

In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 27.1% less on education

Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 60.0% less on healthcare

Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 44.4 times more likely to be murdered

Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 93.5% more likely to die in a road accident

In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 55.0% less home broadband

Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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live with 64.7% more strain on fresh water

Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 72.9% less CO2

Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 17.6% more likely to die from air pollution

In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Saint Lucia: At a glance

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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