Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 79.2% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 69.1% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 45.8% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 59.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.3% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.