Quality of life comparison

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 2.8 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 60.4% more likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 62.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 40.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

have 21.8% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 64.2% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

spend 30.6% less on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.9% more on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 22.4 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.