Quality of life comparison

live 3.8 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 36.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

make 65.6% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 19.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

have 64.9% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 41.8% more 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

spend 20.9% less on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 2.6 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.