Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.
live 3.1 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 18.3% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 39.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
have 43.5% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 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 54.4% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 59.1% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 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
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.