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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

St. Lucia

Against upper middle income countries, St. Lucia ranks 14th of 51 on governance and 42nd of 53 on equality. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare St. Lucia with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure St. Lucia reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2012+0.5572 of 17914 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.0692 of 19321 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.46118 of 19944 of 57proxy +0.81
Equality score 2015-0.08109 of 16542 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022+0.88115 of 21037 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2012-0.14143 of 18643 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.03103 of 21321 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.15129 of 19539 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for St. Lucia, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate39per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated5.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share91.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.0949%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households15%% of households2012no agreed direction
One-person households26.8%% of households2012no agreed direction
Women in a union53.3%% of women aged 15-492012no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)3.58marriages per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)0.319divorces per 1,000 people2014no agreed direction

demography

Median age33.7years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.8years2023no agreed direction
Population180,149people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.225%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization29.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+9.96%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1417.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.39births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate11.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-23people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population4.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.748index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.523index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$24,503international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$18,661international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$12,094US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-0.574%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.03%% per year2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows7.3%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue18.2%% of GDP2017no agreed direction
Government expense17.6%% of GDP2017no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture7.47%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion99.6%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling12.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.61years2023higher is better
Education spending3.85%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment96.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment87.9%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment15%% gross2023higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary7.01%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio14.7pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita1.71t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area34%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land16.3%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land18.2%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.327index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index1.02ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women ministers18.2%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament10.5%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1824%% of women aged 20-242012higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index59index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share62.1%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating89per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Birth registration92%% of children under 52012higher is better
Control of corruption0.449index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.503index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.268index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.182index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.611index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.04index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy72.8years2024higher is better
Infant mortality15.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality17.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending4.73%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate5.27per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.09per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access98.1%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation83.4%% of population2022higher is better
Child stunting2.8%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility27.2births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality44per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance100%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption9.28litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use13.9%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths29.8per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.23per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.4%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence0.56per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality15.5%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women19.9%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending37.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Food insecurity22.2%% of population2017higher is worse
Adult obesity34.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index75index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index43.7index (0-100)2015higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.1%% of population2015higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users68.2%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions98.7per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.441%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband13.6per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Informal employment28.3%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment9.45%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation62%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation74.8%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study25.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment22%% of employment2025higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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