Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Rhode Island, you would:

Health

be 10.1% more likely to be obese

In Rhode Island, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Rhode Island, 4.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.

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make 74.1% less money

Rhode Island has a GDP per capita of $56,938 as of 2024, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 24.9% less likely to have internet access

In Rhode Island, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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Saint Lucia is 48.4% cheaper than Rhode Island
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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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