Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 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.
Economy
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.
be 25.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 74.1% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.8% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 78.4% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.
Safety
be 102.7 times more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 66.3% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 62.8% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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