St. Lucia

Latin America & Caribbean·Upper middle income

Population: 179K; 183rd of 217
GDP: $2.55B; 184th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $14,182; 86th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 72.7; 127th of 217
Human development: 0.715; 105th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

St. Lucia

Mexico

Argentina

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Chile

Default peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian91.7%
Unaffiliated5.9%
Other2%

Religious diversity: 1.8 / 10 · low · 134th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

LCA

MEX

ARG

VEN

GDP

current US$

$2.55B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$179M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

43.4%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

1.1%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

9.8%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Population

people

179K–––

Population density

people per km²

293.1–––

Urban population

% of total

19.2%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.4–––

Net migration

people

-7–––

Population under 15

% of total

17.5%–––

Population 65+

% of total

9.6%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

5%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

3.7%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

13.9K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

2,237.2–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.4–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.8–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

5.9%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#184/214

$2.55B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#86/214

$14,1822024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#80/203

$25,975latest

GDP growth

annual %

#77/214

3.9%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#84/207

$12,8002024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#33/213

1%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#138/201

$179M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#141/205

43.4%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#175/206

1.1%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#189/208

9.8%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#153/187

11.1%latest

Gini index

0–100

#142/168

43.7latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#26/168

0.1%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#92/165

$10,4522022

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#183/217

179Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#43/216

293.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#208/215

19.2%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#127/217

72.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#183/217

1.4latest

Net migration

people

#92/217

-72024

Population under 15

% of total

#151/217

17.5%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#100/217

9.6%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#106/196

14.3latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#100/196

15.5latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#125/192

5%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#137/195

0.7latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#124/199

3.7%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#141/194

16.3%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#134/210

70.1%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#145/214

98.72022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#103/208

13.62022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#117/215

734.42024

Access to electricity

% of population

#106/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#99/198

13.9K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#108/202

2,237.22022

Electricity generation

TWh

#178/202

0.42022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#176/202

2.5%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#176/202

97.5%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#22/204

0.52024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#102/204

32024

Share of global CO₂

#186/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#62/193

3.22023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#166/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#123/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#128/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#132/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#131/210

0.5862024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#46/178

552022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#50/193

0.5792022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#94/193

-0.09712022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#48/193

0.6622022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#38/193

0.8692022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#134/193

1.82020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#82/193

5.9%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#105/189

0.7152021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#91/170

0.3812021

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