If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

be 25.6% less likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 46.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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have 37.2% more doctors per person

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 30.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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see 36.5% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 41.5% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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Life

be 40.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 74.0 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 13.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 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 11.3% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% 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 17.6% less on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.7% 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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spend 10.0% more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 17.0% more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 39.2% less likely to be murdered

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a homicide rate of 64.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 61.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, road accidents kill 23.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 71.9% less strain on fresh water

Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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find 71.0% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 40.6% less CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 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 (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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