Quality of life comparison

live 4.7 years longer

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.9 times more money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.

be 72.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

be 20.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 78.7% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 33.3% fewer children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.2% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

spend 11.1% more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 4.6 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.