Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 11.7% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 90.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
be 41.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
have 21.0% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.3% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.2% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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 Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.