Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 76.2% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.4 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 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.
be 63.2% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.
see 70.2% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.
Economy
be 40.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.
make 55.3% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.
Life
have 69.8% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 89.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.6% more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.
Safety
be 14.8 times more likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 41.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.3% less home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.
live with 6.6 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
emit 61.9% less CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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