Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.
live 3.2 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 20.2% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 41.4% more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
be 46.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 46.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
have 24.5% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.5% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Jamaica? See an in-depth size comparison.