Quality of life comparison

be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 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 15.3 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 6.8 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

be 62.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 82.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.

be 75.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 67.0% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.

be 35.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 48.8% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 24.1% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 54.9% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.