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

Health

have 12.8% more doctors per person

Kazakhstan has 37.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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be 63.9% less likely to die by suicide

Kazakhstan has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 1.7 years less

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 64.8% more likely to be obese

In Kazakhstan, 21.1% 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 15.9% less spent on your healthcare

Kazakhstan spends $1,460 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 98.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 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 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kazakhstan, approximately 7.4 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 42.6% fewer children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 19.5 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 27.0% less likely to have internet access

In Kazakhstan, approximately 93.4% 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 20.8% less on education

Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 25.5% more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% 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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Safety

be 27.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Kazakhstan, road accidents kill 12.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 15.3 times more likely to be murdered

Kazakhstan has a homicide rate of 2.5 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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Infrastructure

live with 58.7% less strain on fresh water

Kazakhstan withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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find 11.4% less home broadband

Kazakhstan has 15.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 70.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Kazakhstan, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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emit 86.4% less CO2

Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), 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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