If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Venezuela, you would:

Health

see 6.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.

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have 2.5 times more doctors per person

Venezuela has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.

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be 38.9% less likely to die by suicide

Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 51.3% more likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 24.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

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make 4.2 times more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.

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be 78.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 80.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 25.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 26.4% fewer children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.0% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 25.1% more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 94.4% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

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Safety

be 32.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered

Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

live with 89.7% more strain on fresh water

Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 37.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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emit 49.6% less CO2

Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2016), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Saint Lucia: At a glance

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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