Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.9% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
make 34.1% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
have 48.7% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 67.4% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.3% more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
El Salvador: At a glance
How big is El Salvador compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.