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

Health

have 19.1% more doctors per person

Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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live 9.0 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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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be 61.3% more likely to be obese

In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 72.9% less spent on your healthcare

Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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be 74.5% more likely to die by suicide

Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 92.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.

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make 64.7% less money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 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 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 89.6% 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 18.8% less on education

Cyprus spends 4.7% 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 41.7% less on healthcare

Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 75.6% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 47.6 times more likely to be murdered

Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 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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be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 53.1% less strain on fresh water

Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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find 63.9% less home broadband

Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 68.3% less CO2

Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 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 (2019–2021), 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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