Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 88.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.
make 31.7% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
be 18.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
have 85.9% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 44.2% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guatemala: At a glance
How big is Guatemala compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.