Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 73.0% less money

California has a GDP per capita of $84,028 as of 2024, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In California, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 15.8% less likely to have internet access

In California, approximately 92.6% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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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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