If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Israel, you would:

Health

have 11.5% more doctors per person

Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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live 10.4 years less

In Israel, 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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be 56.5% more likely to be obese

In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 69.5% less spent on your healthcare

Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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be 20.6% more likely to die by suicide

Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.

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be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

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make 75.6% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

be 22.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.

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have 39.7% fewer children

In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.6% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.1% less on education

Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 33.4% less on healthcare

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 42.1% less coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 24.0 times more likely to be murdered

Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 89.2% less strain on fresh water

Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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find 53.5% less home broadband

Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 70.4% less CO2

Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 33.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2014–2016), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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