Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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.
Economy
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.8% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Lucia: At a glance
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