Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 49.2% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2024.
be 78.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 10.7% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $24,300 as of 2024, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,700 as of 2024.
Life
be 22.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.0% 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 12.1% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Thailand, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Thailand, about 90.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% less on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.4 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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