Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 43.7% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.2% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 50.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 42.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
have 29.6% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.3% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.6 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Argentina: At a glance
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