Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
make 77.3% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
be 83.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.8% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.4% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.0% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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
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