Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 46.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.6% less 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 34.5% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.2% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.