Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 23.9% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 9.2 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.1% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 40.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 33.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 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 Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 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 Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% less on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.9% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gabon: At a glance
How big is Gabon compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.