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

Health

be 96.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.

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live 9.0 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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.

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see 8.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Mozambique spends $143 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 24.2 times more doctors per person

Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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have 75.0% more access to essential health services

Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Lucia scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 50.3% less likely to die by suicide

Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 10.7% 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 23.5 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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be 42.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 6.6% 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 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 63.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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 69.7% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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be 47.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% 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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Expenditures

spend 35.6% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 44.4% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 8.5% 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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Geography

see 93.6% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 55.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 96.9 times more home broadband

Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water

Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 68.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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emit 5.9 times more CO2

Mozambique emits 0.3 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 (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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