Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.
live 6.9 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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.
see 63.0% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.
be 60.2% more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 13.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.
make 25.5% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.
Life
be 18.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 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 31.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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.
have 29.4% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.2% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 55.9% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.7% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.
Safety
be 2.6 times more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Panama, 33% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 86% as of 2018.
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 21.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 25.2% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.
live with 15.9 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 37.6% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 17.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2016–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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