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New Zealand vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 74th vs. 178th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Saint Lucia
Population
5406623
180421
Population rank 124/197 178/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73 years
2025

New Zealand and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
New Zealand Saint Lucia
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 -
1972 $9,567,331,065 -
1973 $12,802,281,898 -
1974 $13,940,981,798 -
1975 $12,861,983,284 -
1976 $13,604,832,424 -
1977 $15,446,825,318 -
1978 $18,530,518,395 -
1979 $20,731,243,113 -
1980 $23,244,547,385 $170,370,370
1981 $24,417,617,184 $194,444,444
1982 $24,164,603,059 $183,333,333
1983 $24,309,279,706 $197,037,037
1984 $21,665,975,319 $251,481,481
1985 $24,679,795,396 $284,444,444
1986 $30,604,668,357 $340,000,000
1987 $40,376,354,070 $375,555,556
1988 $45,176,811,594 $429,629,630
1989 $43,920,222,525 $486,666,667
1990 $45,495,129,385 $579,629,630
1991 $42,745,329,732 $613,703,704
1992 $41,649,829,860 $674,074,074
1993 $46,775,620,817 $684,814,815
1994 $55,314,732,279 $713,703,704
1995 $63,918,703,507 $762,962,963
1996 $70,140,835,299 $788,888,889
1997 $66,075,143,415 $805,925,926
1998 $56,227,169,851 $877,407,407
1999 $58,762,260,626 $921,851,852
2000 $52,623,281,957 $932,592,593
2001 $53,872,425,917 $892,592,593
2002 $66,627,729,311 $900,000,000
2003 $88,250,885,550 $987,407,407
2004 $103,905,210,084 $1,066,666,667
2005 $114,720,129,550 $1,135,555,556
2006 $111,538,810,713 $1,268,319,185
2007 $137,188,946,866 $1,336,088,815
2008 $133,437,126,590 $1,437,731,111
2009 $121,663,439,315 $1,401,507,889
2010 $146,887,902,524 $1,482,385,185
2011 $168,484,908,960 $1,568,370,370
2012 $176,560,711,239 $1,598,207,407
2013 $191,012,364,177 $1,660,392,593
2014 $201,518,402,787 $1,749,185,185
2015 $178,224,167,088 $1,807,640,741
2016 $189,100,085,275 $1,868,544,444
2017 $206,745,969,246 $1,998,503,704
2018 $211,985,631,173 $2,060,955,556
2019 $213,006,341,102 $2,095,344,444
2020 $213,029,554,654 $1,499,274,074
2021 $253,977,931,815 $1,867,185,185
2022 $249,509,991,440 $2,342,714,815
2023 $255,194,972,673 $2,430,166,667
2024 $260,235,932,559 $2,549,062,963

New Zealand and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Saint Lucia
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 -
1971 $2,773 -
1972 $3,295 -
1973 $4,323 -
1974 $4,611 -
1975 $4,172 -
1976 $4,374 -
1977 $4,951 -
1978 $5,937 -
1979 $6,668 -
1980 $7,467 $1,428
1981 $7,814 $1,605
1982 $7,656 $1,489
1983 $7,598 $1,576
1984 $6,714 $1,979
1985 $7,601 $2,202
1986 $9,428 $2,591
1987 $12,331 $2,819
1988 $13,759 $3,182
1989 $13,312 $3,565
1990 $13,663 $4,205
1991 $12,230 $4,399
1992 $11,793 $4,760
1993 $13,094 $4,765
1994 $15,280 $4,892
1995 $17,400 $5,148
1996 $18,794 $5,244
1997 $17,474 $5,282
1998 $14,738 $5,673
1999 $15,322 $5,883
2000 $13,641 $5,880
2001 $13,883 $5,570
2002 $16,874 $5,568
2003 $21,914 $6,059
2004 $25,420 $6,495
2005 $27,751 $6,863
2006 $26,655 $7,611
2007 $32,480 $7,964
2008 $31,325 $8,517
2009 $28,277 $8,251
2010 $33,762 $8,674
2011 $38,432 $9,129
2012 $40,054 $9,260
2013 $43,000 $9,577
2014 $44,618 $10,045
2015 $38,665 $10,335
2016 $40,114 $10,638
2017 $42,950 $11,333
2018 $43,257 $11,643
2019 $42,779 $11,794
2020 $41,851 $8,411
2021 $49,689 $10,459
2022 $48,760 $13,104
2023 $48,655 $13,555
2024 $48,747 $14,182

New Zealand vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Saint Lucia
1950 69.3 48.3
1951 69.1 49.8
1952 69.4 52.4
1953 70.2 53.2
1954 70.3 54.5
1955 70.5 55.4
1956 70.7 55.9
1957 70.3 55.9
1958 70.9 56.6
1959 70.8 57.3
1960 71.2 57.9
1961 70.9 59.1
1962 71.2 59.9
1963 71.3 60.5
1964 71.3 61.3
1965 71.2 61.9
1966 71.1 62.5
1967 71.4 63.2
1968 71.1 63.7
1969 71.5 64
1970 71.2 64.3
1971 71.7 64.5
1972 71.8 64.6
1973 71.7 64.6
1974 71.9 65.4
1975 72.2 65.9
1976 72.4 66.2
1977 72.1 67
1978 73 67.4
1979 73.1 67.4
1980 72.9 67.8
1981 73.6 68.7
1982 73.7 69
1983 73.8 70
1984 74.4 70.5
1985 73.9 70.3
1986 74.1 70.2
1987 74.2 69.7
1988 74.5 69.7
1989 74.9 70
1990 75.4 70
1991 76.1 70.3
1992 76.2 70.7
1993 76.5 71
1994 76.9 71.1
1995 76.8 71.2
1996 76.8 71
1997 77.3 70.8
1998 78.2 70.7
1999 77.9 70.7
2000 78.7 70.8
2001 78.7 71.4
2002 78.9 71.7
2003 79.1 72.2
2004 79.4 72.5
2005 80 72.5
2006 80 72.8
2007 80.1 72.9
2008 80.2 73
2009 80.5 72.9
2010 81.1 72.8
2011 80.8 73
2012 81.2 72.9
2013 81.6 72.7
2014 81.4 72.7
2015 81.6 72.9
2016 82 72.6
2017 81.6 72.5
2018 81.9 72.7
2019 81.8 72.2
2020 82.7 72.3
2021 82.3 69.1
2022 81 72.7
2023 82.1 72.7
2024 82.2 72.8
2025 82.4 73

New Zealand and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Saint Lucia
Year Population
New Zealand Saint Lucia
1960 2,371,800 92,585
1961 2,419,700 93,490
1962 2,482,000 94,505
1963 2,531,800 95,519
1964 2,585,400 96,505
1965 2,628,400 97,493
1966 2,675,900 98,463
1967 2,724,100 99,504
1968 2,748,100 100,675
1969 2,772,800 101,879
1970 2,810,700 103,165
1971 2,853,000 104,564
1972 2,903,900 106,002
1973 2,961,300 107,498
1974 3,023,700 109,076
1975 3,083,100 110,725
1976 3,110,500 112,425
1977 3,120,200 114,135
1978 3,121,200 115,834
1979 3,109,000 117,528
1980 3,112,900 119,290
1981 3,124,900 121,166
1982 3,156,100 123,087
1983 3,199,300 125,044
1984 3,227,100 127,067
1985 3,247,100 129,159
1986 3,246,300 131,239
1987 3,274,400 133,227
1988 3,283,400 135,000
1989 3,299,200 136,512
1990 3,329,800 137,857
1991 3,495,100 139,520
1992 3,531,700 141,617
1993 3,572,200 143,726
1994 3,620,000 145,890
1995 3,673,400 148,208
1996 3,732,000 150,436
1997 3,781,300 152,569
1998 3,815,000 154,677
1999 3,835,100 156,702
2000 3,857,700 158,616
2001 3,880,500 160,237
2002 3,948,500 161,641
2003 4,027,200 162,976
2004 4,087,500 164,239
2005 4,133,900 165,450
2006 4,184,600 166,639
2007 4,223,800 167,758
2008 4,259,800 168,808
2009 4,302,600 169,869
2010 4,350,700 170,906
2011 4,384,000 171,801
2012 4,408,100 172,587
2013 4,442,100 173,369
2014 4,516,500 174,138
2015 4,609,400 174,905
2016 4,714,100 175,646
2017 4,813,600 176,342
2018 4,900,600 177,017
2019 4,979,200 177,661
2020 5,090,200 178,250
2021 5,111,300 178,522
2022 5,117,100 178,781
2023 5,245,000 179,285
2024 5,338,500 179,744

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Saint Lucia
1960 4.24 6.77
1961 4.31 6.84
1962 4.19 6.82
1963 4.05 6.72
1964 3.8 6.76
1965 3.54 6.69
1966 3.41 6.61
1967 3.35 6.51
1968 3.34 6.39
1969 3.28 6.25
1970 3.17 6.1
1971 3.18 5.95
1972 3 5.81
1973 2.76 5.69
1974 2.58 5.57
1975 2.37 5.36
1976 2.27 5.16
1977 2.21 4.97
1978 2.07 4.83
1979 2.12 4.58
1980 2.03 4.41
1981 2.01 4.28
1982 1.95 4.17
1983 1.92 4.08
1984 1.93 4.02
1985 1.93 3.97
1986 1.96 3.8
1987 2.03 3.61
1988 2.1 3.44
1989 2.12 3.31
1990 2.18 3.24
1991 2.09 3.19
1992 2.06 3.11
1993 2.04 3
1994 1.98 3.03
1995 1.98 3.03
1996 1.96 2.71
1997 1.96 2.74
1998 1.89 2.4
1999 1.97 2.5
2000 1.98 2.21
2001 1.97 2.13
2002 1.89 2.03
2003 1.93 1.94
2004 1.98 1.86
2005 1.97 1.81
2006 2.01 1.77
2007 2.18 1.7
2008 2.19 1.7
2009 2.13 1.74
2010 2.17 1.67
2011 2.09 1.5
2012 2.1 1.5
2013 2.01 1.5
2014 1.92 1.49
2015 1.99 1.47
2016 1.87 1.46
2017 1.81 1.45
2018 1.71 1.44
2019 1.72 1.42
2020 1.61 1.41
2021 1.64 1.4
2022 1.66 1.39
2023 1.56 1.38

New Zealand and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Saint Lucia
1960 27.5 16.5
1961 27.1 16
1962 26.8 15.5
1963 26.4 15.2
1964 26.2 15
1965 26 14.8
1966 25.9 14.9
1967 25.8 15
1968 25.7 15.1
1969 25.7 15
1970 25.6 14.9
1971 25.7 14.9
1972 25.9 14.9
1973 26 14.9
1974 26.2 15
1975 26.3 15.2
1976 26.5 15.4
1977 26.8 15.8
1978 27.1 16.3
1979 27.5 16.8
1980 27.9 17.1
1981 28.2 17.2
1982 28.5 17.3
1983 28.8 17.5
1984 29.1 17.6
1985 29.4 17.7
1986 29.8 17.8
1987 30.1 18
1988 30.4 18.4
1989 30.8 19.2
1990 31.1 19.9
1991 31.4 20.3
1992 31.7 20.5
1993 32 20.7
1994 32.3 20.9
1995 32.6 21.2
1996 32.8 21.4
1997 33.2 21.7
1998 33.6 22.2
1999 34 23
2000 34.3 23.8
2001 34.6 24.3
2002 34.8 24.7
2003 35 25
2004 35.2 25.4
2005 35.5 25.8
2006 35.8 26.2
2007 36.1 26.9
2008 36.4 27.9
2009 36.6 28.7
2010 36.8 29.3
2011 37 29.7
2012 37.2 30.2
2013 37.4 30.6
2014 37.5 31.1
2015 37.4 31.5
2016 37.3 31.9
2017 37.2 32.3
2018 37.3 32.8
2019 37.3 33.2
2020 37.5 33.6
2021 37.8 34
2022 38.1 34.3
2023 38.3 34.8
2024 38.6 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2015
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

New Zealand Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
9.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

New Zealand Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
90.1%
2001
English speaking
97.8%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

New Zealand Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
752 mi
2011

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