Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 67.5% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 74.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% as of 2019.
be 33.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Philippines, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2018.
make 35.0% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 85.4% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Philippines, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 85.4% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% less on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 229.7 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.