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

Health

be 75.3% less likely to die by suicide

Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 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 97.5% more likely to be obese

In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 61.7% less spent on your healthcare

Russia spends $3,204 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 17.2% fewer doctors per person

Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Russia, 2.1% 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 16.0% less money

Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

have 33.5% more children

In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 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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be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Russia, approximately 9.0 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 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Russia, approximately 4.1 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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Basic Needs

be 27.7% less likely to have internet access

In Russia, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 32.8% less on healthcare

Russia spends 7.0% 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 99.6% less coastline

Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 16.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 5.8 times more likely to be murdered

Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 50.0% less home broadband

Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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live with 3.5 times more strain on fresh water

Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 48.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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emit 87.8% less CO2

Russia emits 14.0 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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