Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 39.4% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.4% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
be 62.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
have 44.2% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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 Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.