If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 10.2 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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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Economy

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

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make 80.1% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 30.1% less likely to have internet access

In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 85.9% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Infrastructure

find 60.8% less home broadband

Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 42.8 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022). 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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