Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

be 14.7% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 98.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.

Life

have 11.0% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.

be 24.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 35.4% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.3% less on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.7% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 62.9% more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 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

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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