Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
be 20.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.
see 35.8% more spent on your healthcare
Egypt spends $905 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.
have 6.3 times more doctors per person
Egypt has 6.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.
have 10.0% more access to essential health services
Egypt scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Lucia scores 77 as of 2021.
be 8.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Egypt has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.
be 39.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 24.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.
have 46.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.6% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.
Infrastructure
find 16.1% more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.
live with 89.9% less strain on fresh water
Egypt withdraws 141% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.
Environment
be 81.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Egypt, air pollution causes 105.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
emit 31.6% less CO2
Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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