Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 51.3% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 16.7 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 95.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 73.2% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 54.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.7 times more 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 Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 66.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 50.9% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.2% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.4% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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