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

Health

see 10.8% more spent on your healthcare

Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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have 18.5% more access to essential health services

Mongolia scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Lucia scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 71.5% less likely to die by suicide

Mongolia has a suicide rate of 18.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 38.6% more likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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be 80.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 5.2% 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 41.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 11.2 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 33.7% fewer children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 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 14.0% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 98% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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be 19.9% less likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 85.1% 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 26.1% less on education

Mongolia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 22.1% less on healthcare

Mongolia spends 6.1% 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 28.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mongolia, road accidents kill 12.4 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 6.6 times more likely to be murdered

Mongolia has a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 14.0% less home broadband

Mongolia has 15.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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live with 4.2 times more strain on fresh water

Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 83.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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emit 78.2% less CO2

Mongolia emits 7.8 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 (2021–2025), 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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