The duel
- +58% Saint Lucia is 58% bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +80% Saint Lucia has 80% more people than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +1.5 years People in Saint Lucia live 1.5 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +26% Saint Lucia produces 26% more per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Lucia is 58% bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 616 km² (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 389 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Saint Lucia’s coastline is 88% longer than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Saint Lucia: 158 km (2026 edition) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 84 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ highest peak towers 286 m above Saint Lucia’s
Saint Lucia: 948 m (2026 edition) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,234 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 18% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, versus 16% of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 16.3% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saint Lucia has 80% more people than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 180,149 (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Lucia is 15% more densely populated than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 295 per km² (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 257 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 1.1 cm taller than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 176.4 cm (2019) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 177.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Saint Lucia: 165.5 cm (2019) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 165.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia are practically level
Saint Lucia: 33.7 years (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 33.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have 0.4 more children on average than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.76 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 65 or older, versus 10.0% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 10% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 12.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Saint Lucia: 0.028 per 1,000 (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 per 1,000 (2022)
How many official languages?
Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Saint Lucia: 1 (2026) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saint Lucia’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Saint Lucia: $2.66 billion (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $1.26 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Lucia produces 26% more per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: Int$28,674 (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Int$22,799 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Saint Lucia: 43.7 (2015) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 18% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, versus 9.5% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 9.5% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Saint Lucia’s 18%
Saint Lucia: 18.2% (2017) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 23.8% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Saint Lucia’s
Saint Lucia: 51% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 55% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saint Lucia spends 37% more on health per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: $641 (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $469 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saint Lucia live 1.5 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 72.8 years (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 71.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Lucia is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 15.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Lucia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2020) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 1.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Saint Lucia is 38 times that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Saint Lucia: 35.4% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 35% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Saint Lucia: 13.9% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Lucia drink 40% more alcohol than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 11.8 litres (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 31% more meat per person than Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 90.3 kg (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 118.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 388 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 2,654 kcal (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3,043 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines went to school 2.7 years longer than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 8.6 years (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Lucia welcomed 3.4 times as many tourists per resident as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2019)
Saint Lucia: 1.99 (2022) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.58 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Saint Lucia has 1 more World Heritage site than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 against 0)
Saint Lucia: 1 (2026) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Saint Lucia has won 2 Olympic medals, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines none
Saint Lucia: 2 (2026 edition) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
76% of people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are online, versus 68% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 68% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 76% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saint Lucia is 33% faster than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 211 Mbps (2026) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 159 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Saint Lucia: 100% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
48% of people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines live in cities, versus 29% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 29% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 48% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Lucia 99
Saint Lucia: 99 (2022) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 108 (2024)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 73% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but only 54% of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 53.8% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saint Lucia emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 3 t (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ electricity is renewable, versus 2.5% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 2.5% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saint Lucia carries 2% more fine dust than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 31% more likely to be murdered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 39 per 100k (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 51.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saint Lucia are 34% deadlier than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia: 18.3 per 100k (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saint Lucia: no data · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Saint Lucia: no data · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,128 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Saint Lucia bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Lucia is larger. Saint Lucia is 58% bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Which has more people, Saint Lucia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Lucia has 80% more people than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saint Lucia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
People in Saint Lucia live 1.5 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Life expectancy at birth is 72.8 years in Saint Lucia and 71.4 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Are people taller in Saint Lucia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Men in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 1.1 cm taller than in Saint Lucia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).