Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.6 years longer

In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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 18.7% more likely to be obese

In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.

be 24.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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.

be 95.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.

have 38.5% fewer children

In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 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

Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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