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

Health

be 14.0% less likely to be obese

In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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have 27.0% more doctors per person

Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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be 31.5% less likely to die by suicide

Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 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 8.5 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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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see 66.0% less spent on your healthcare

Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 18.1% less money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

have 28.6% more children

In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 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 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Chile, approximately 10.0 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 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 5.8 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 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In Chile, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 21.6% less on education

Chile spends 4.9% 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 55.1% less on healthcare

Chile spends 10.5% 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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Geography

see 97.5% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 2.6 times more likely to feel safe walking alone at night

In Chile, 32% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, that number is 86% as of 2018.

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be 13.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 6.1 times more likely to be murdered

Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 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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Infrastructure

find 42.8% less home broadband

Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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live with 59.2% more strain on fresh water

Chile 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 56.6% less CO2

Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 11.1% more likely to die from air pollution

In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 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 (2018–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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