If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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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Life

have 36.4% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 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 38.6% more likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 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 12.2% less likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 21.5% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.5% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Infrastructure

find 45.5% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 26.6% less CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). 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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