Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 24.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 4.4 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
make 67.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
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.
Life
be 39.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 31.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 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 41.1% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 42.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 42.1% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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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