Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.2% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 7.7% as of 2024.
be 83.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 19.3% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $24,300 as of 2024, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $19,600 as of 2024.
Life
have 16.7% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Brazil, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 52.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.0% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Brazil, about 84.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 53.7% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 47.4 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
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