Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
be 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 76.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.9% 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 Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 54.7% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.5% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.6% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
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