Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
be 31.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.8% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 79.2% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.4 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.