Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Paraguay, you would:
Economy
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.
Life
be 48.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.
be 39.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.3% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% 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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