World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Lucia fits inside the median country 181 times
Saint Lucia: 616 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Saint Lucia’s
Saint Lucia: 158 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,387 m above Saint Lucia’s
Saint Lucia: 948 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 16% of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 16.3% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 41 times as many people as Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 180,149 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Lucia is 3 times as densely populated as the median country
Saint Lucia: 295 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saint Lucia are 2.9 cm taller than in the median country
Saint Lucia: 176.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saint Lucia are 5.0 cm taller than in the median country
Saint Lucia: 165.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saint Lucia is 2.6 years older than in the median country
Saint Lucia: 33.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10.0% of people in Saint Lucia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Saint Lucia: 10% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 30 times as many refugees per resident as Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 0.028 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Saint Lucia and the median country are practically level
Saint Lucia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 17 times the size of Saint Lucia’s
Saint Lucia: $2.66 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Lucia produces 36% more per person than the median country
Saint Lucia: Int$28,674 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Saint Lucia than in the median country (Gini 9.3 points higher)
Saint Lucia: 43.7 (2015) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Saint Lucia, versus 5.1% in the median country
Saint Lucia: 9.5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Saint Lucia’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Saint Lucia: 18.2% (2017) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saint Lucia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the median country’s
Saint Lucia: 51% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saint Lucia spends 36% more on health per person than the median country
Saint Lucia: $641 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 1.8 years longer than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 72.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Lucia is 25% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Saint Lucia: 15.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Lucia has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Saint Lucia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 1.1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 32% higher than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in Saint Lucia are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Saint Lucia: 35.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 14% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 13.9% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Lucia drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Saint Lucia: 11.8 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Lucia has 61% more meat per person than the median country
Saint Lucia: 90.3 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 284 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 2,654 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 1.3 years longer than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 8.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Lucia welcomed 5.8 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Saint Lucia: 1.99 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than Saint Lucia (3 against 1)
Saint Lucia: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Saint Lucia 2
Saint Lucia: 2 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 68% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 68% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saint Lucia is 31% faster than in the median country
Saint Lucia: 211 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saint Lucia and the median country are practically level
Saint Lucia: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 29% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 29% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Lucia 99
Saint Lucia: 99 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Saint Lucia, but only 33% of the median country
Saint Lucia: 53.8% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Saint Lucia and the median country are nearly identical here
Saint Lucia: 3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.5% in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 2.5% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 60% more fine dust than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Lucia as in the median country
Saint Lucia: 39 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2% deadlier than in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: 18.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Saint Lucia: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Saint Lucia bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Saint Lucia fits inside the median country 181 times.
Which has more people, Saint Lucia or the median country?
The median country has 41 times as many people as Saint Lucia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saint Lucia or the median country?
People in the median country live 1.8 years longer than in Saint Lucia. Life expectancy at birth is 72.8 years in Saint Lucia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Saint Lucia or the median country?
Men in Saint Lucia are 2.9 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).