Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.
live 9.2 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 31.3% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 28.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
be 25.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 14.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 53.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.
have 53.8% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 14.5% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 53.6% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.1% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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
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