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Saint Lucia vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Lucia has a population of 180K (ranked 178/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Saint Lucia's land area is 235.5 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 178th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Lucia South Africa
Population
180421
65314246
Population rank 178/197 24/197
GDP
$2.55B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 172/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$14,182
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 70/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,567
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$1.91B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
74.5%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,604
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 57/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,481
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
235.5 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
763 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.38
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Saint Lucia and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Saint Lucia and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Saint Lucia

South Africa
Year GDP
Saint Lucia South Africa
1960 - $8,748,596,501
1961 - $9,225,996,310
1962 - $9,813,996,074
1963 - $10,854,195,658
1964 - $11,955,995,218
1965 - $13,068,994,772
1966 - $14,211,394,315
1967 - $15,821,393,671
1968 - $17,124,793,150
1969 - $19,256,992,297
1970 - $21,218,391,513
1971 - $23,411,076,638
1972 - $24,515,919,217
1973 - $33,262,772,008
1974 - $41,389,186,095
1975 - $42,906,905,672
1976 - $41,150,460,288
1977 - $45,328,411,332
1978 - $51,607,412,902
1979 - $63,038,658,089
1980 $170,370,370 $89,411,864,402
1981 $194,444,444 $93,141,472,164
1982 $183,333,333 $85,904,057,409
1983 $197,037,037 $96,204,110,942
1984 $251,481,481 $84,870,163,366
1985 $284,444,444 $64,459,376,087
1986 $340,000,000 $73,354,771,399
1987 $375,555,556 $96,535,763,418
1988 $429,629,630 $103,976,831,871
1989 $486,666,667 $108,055,624,082
1990 $579,629,630 $126,048,140,142
1991 $613,703,704 $135,203,698,238
1992 $674,074,074 $146,956,150,987
1993 $684,814,815 $147,194,747,566
1994 $713,703,704 $153,512,712,382
1995 $762,962,963 $171,735,933,897
1996 $788,888,889 $163,234,925,381
1997 $805,925,926 $168,978,057,328
1998 $877,407,407 $152,982,984,557
1999 $921,851,852 $151,516,957,079
2000 $932,592,593 $151,752,757,215
2001 $892,592,593 $135,429,905,923
2002 $900,000,000 $129,087,556,612
2003 $987,407,407 $197,018,965,309
2004 $1,066,666,667 $255,806,908,595
2005 $1,135,555,556 $288,867,217,197
2006 $1,268,319,185 $303,858,675,364
2007 $1,336,088,815 $333,077,117,254
2008 $1,437,731,111 $316,131,258,616
2009 $1,401,507,889 $329,754,060,647
2010 $1,482,385,185 $417,363,822,802
2011 $1,568,370,370 $458,199,494,831
2012 $1,598,207,407 $434,400,545,086
2013 $1,660,392,593 $400,886,013,596
2014 $1,749,185,185 $381,198,869,776
2015 $1,807,640,741 $346,709,790,459
2016 $1,868,544,444 $323,585,509,674
2017 $1,998,503,704 $381,448,814,653
2018 $2,060,955,556 $405,260,723,893
2019 $2,095,344,444 $389,330,032,224
2020 $1,499,274,074 $337,974,655,408
2021 $1,867,185,185 $420,886,877,629
2022 $2,342,714,815 $406,920,004,594
2023 $2,430,166,667 $380,699,271,816
2024 $2,549,062,963 $400,260,724,226

Saint Lucia and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Lucia

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Saint Lucia South Africa
1960 - $532
1961 - $546
1962 - $563
1963 - $605
1964 - $646
1965 - $685
1966 - $722
1967 - $779
1968 - $817
1969 - $891
1970 - $952
1971 - $1,020
1972 - $1,038
1973 - $1,369
1974 - $1,656
1975 - $1,670
1976 - $1,559
1977 - $1,671
1978 - $1,852
1979 - $2,202
1980 $1,428 $3,029
1981 $1,605 $3,050
1982 $1,489 $2,717
1983 $1,576 $2,938
1984 $1,979 $2,504
1985 $2,202 $1,839
1986 $2,591 $2,027
1987 $2,819 $2,586
1988 $3,182 $2,702
1989 $3,565 $2,727
1990 $4,205 $3,093
1991 $4,399 $3,243
1992 $4,760 $3,462
1993 $4,765 $3,400
1994 $4,892 $3,489
1995 $5,148 $3,856
1996 $5,244 $3,618
1997 $5,282 $3,700
1998 $5,673 $3,310
1999 $5,883 $3,242
2000 $5,880 $3,218
2001 $5,570 $2,847
2002 $5,568 $2,688
2003 $6,059 $4,062
2004 $6,495 $5,221
2005 $6,863 $5,837
2006 $7,611 $6,077
2007 $7,964 $6,592
2008 $8,517 $6,185
2009 $8,251 $6,375
2010 $8,674 $7,973
2011 $9,129 $8,646
2012 $9,260 $8,077
2013 $9,577 $7,332
2014 $10,045 $6,857
2015 $10,335 $6,112
2016 $10,638 $5,651
2017 $11,333 $6,618
2018 $11,643 $6,914
2019 $11,794 $6,534
2020 $8,411 $5,581
2021 $10,459 $6,843
2022 $13,104 $6,523
2023 $13,555 $6,023
2024 $14,182 $6,253

Saint Lucia vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Lucia

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Lucia South Africa
1950 48.3 43.1
1951 49.8 44.1
1952 52.4 45
1953 53.2 46.1
1954 54.5 47.1
1955 55.4 48.2
1956 55.9 49.2
1957 55.9 50.2
1958 56.6 51.1
1959 57.3 51.9
1960 57.9 52.6
1961 59.1 53.1
1962 59.9 53.6
1963 60.5 53.9
1964 61.3 54.2
1965 61.9 54.4
1966 62.5 54.7
1967 63.2 55
1968 63.7 55.2
1969 64 55.4
1970 64.3 55.7
1971 64.5 56
1972 64.6 56.4
1973 64.6 56.7
1974 65.4 57.1
1975 65.9 57.6
1976 66.2 58
1977 67 58.5
1978 67.4 59
1979 67.4 59.5
1980 67.8 60
1981 68.7 60.4
1982 69 60.9
1983 70 61.4
1984 70.5 61.8
1985 70.3 62.2
1986 70.2 62.4
1987 69.7 62.7
1988 69.7 62.9
1989 70 63
1990 70 62.9
1991 70.3 63
1992 70.7 62.8
1993 71 62.6
1994 71.1 62.1
1995 71.2 61.6
1996 71 61.1
1997 70.8 60.5
1998 70.7 59.9
1999 70.7 59.2
2000 70.8 58.4
2001 71.4 57.2
2002 71.7 55.6
2003 72.2 54.2
2004 72.5 54
2005 72.5 53.9
2006 72.8 54.2
2007 72.9 54.9
2008 73 56
2009 72.9 57.4
2010 72.8 58.9
2011 73 60.6
2012 72.9 61.7
2013 72.7 62.4
2014 72.7 63.2
2015 72.9 64.1
2016 72.6 64.7
2017 72.5 65.4
2018 72.7 65.7
2019 72.2 66.1
2020 72.3 65.2
2021 69.1 62
2022 72.7 65.5
2023 72.7 66.1
2024 72.8 66.3
2025 73 66.5

Saint Lucia and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Lucia

South Africa
Year Population
Saint Lucia South Africa
1960 92,585 16,440,172
1961 93,490 16,908,035
1962 94,505 17,418,522
1963 95,519 17,954,564
1964 96,505 18,511,361
1965 97,493 19,089,380
1966 98,463 19,690,087
1967 99,504 20,314,066
1968 100,675 20,957,287
1969 101,879 21,614,676
1970 103,165 22,279,984
1971 104,564 22,942,143
1972 106,002 23,609,456
1973 107,498 24,294,263
1974 109,076 24,989,108
1975 110,725 25,690,940
1976 112,425 26,395,450
1977 114,135 27,118,952
1978 115,834 27,869,507
1979 117,528 28,634,162
1980 119,290 29,518,857
1981 121,166 30,541,044
1982 123,087 31,615,339
1983 125,044 32,739,304
1984 127,067 33,892,788
1985 129,159 35,042,093
1986 131,239 36,180,515
1987 133,227 37,326,190
1988 135,000 38,480,649
1989 136,512 39,628,575
1990 137,857 40,746,268
1991 139,520 41,687,898
1992 141,617 42,443,509
1993 143,726 43,297,156
1994 145,890 44,004,139
1995 148,208 44,541,554
1996 150,436 45,123,018
1997 152,569 45,666,838
1998 154,677 46,223,880
1999 156,702 46,730,335
2000 158,616 47,159,719
2001 160,237 47,566,800
2002 161,641 48,019,415
2003 162,976 48,500,348
2004 164,239 48,991,421
2005 165,450 49,490,033
2006 166,639 49,998,277
2007 167,758 50,528,584
2008 168,808 51,114,599
2009 169,869 51,728,516
2010 170,906 52,344,051
2011 171,801 52,995,205
2012 172,587 53,782,567
2013 173,369 54,678,791
2014 174,138 55,594,838
2015 174,905 56,723,537
2016 175,646 57,259,551
2017 176,342 57,635,162
2018 177,017 58,613,001
2019 177,661 59,587,885
2020 178,250 60,562,381
2021 178,522 61,502,603
2022 178,781 62,378,410
2023 179,285 63,212,384
2024 179,744 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Saint Lucia and South Africa

Fertility rate
Saint Lucia

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Saint Lucia South Africa
1960 6.77 6.11
1961 6.84 6.08
1962 6.82 6.05
1963 6.72 6.01
1964 6.76 5.96
1965 6.69 5.89
1966 6.61 5.91
1967 6.51 5.85
1968 6.39 5.78
1969 6.25 5.72
1970 6.1 5.63
1971 5.95 5.57
1972 5.81 5.49
1973 5.69 5.41
1974 5.57 5.3
1975 5.36 5.19
1976 5.16 5.07
1977 4.97 4.94
1978 4.83 4.85
1979 4.58 4.82
1980 4.41 4.78
1981 4.28 4.71
1982 4.17 4.7
1983 4.08 4.63
1984 4.02 4.57
1985 3.97 4.5
1986 3.8 4.41
1987 3.61 4.35
1988 3.44 4.18
1989 3.31 3.98
1990 3.24 3.72
1991 3.19 3.62
1992 3.11 3.48
1993 3 3.37
1994 3.03 3.26
1995 3.03 3.17
1996 2.71 2.99
1997 2.74 2.73
1998 2.4 2.63
1999 2.5 2.56
2000 2.21 2.41
2001 2.13 2.37
2002 2.03 2.32
2003 1.94 2.36
2004 1.86 2.44
2005 1.81 2.51
2006 1.77 2.55
2007 1.7 2.55
2008 1.7 2.68
2009 1.74 2.5
2010 1.67 2.44
2011 1.5 2.44
2012 1.5 2.45
2013 1.5 2.43
2014 1.49 2.42
2015 1.47 2.36
2016 1.46 2.26
2017 1.45 2.28
2018 1.44 2.27
2019 1.42 2.26
2020 1.41 2.26
2021 1.4 2.25
2022 1.39 2.23
2023 1.38 2.22

Saint Lucia and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Saint Lucia

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Saint Lucia South Africa
1960 16.5 19
1961 16 19
1962 15.5 18.9
1963 15.2 18.9
1964 15 18.9
1965 14.8 18.8
1966 14.9 18.8
1967 15 18.8
1968 15.1 18.8
1969 15 18.8
1970 14.9 18.8
1971 14.9 18.8
1972 14.9 18.8
1973 14.9 18.8
1974 15 18.9
1975 15.2 18.9
1976 15.4 19
1977 15.8 19.1
1978 16.3 19.2
1979 16.8 19.3
1980 17.1 19.4
1981 17.2 19.6
1982 17.3 19.8
1983 17.5 20
1984 17.6 20.2
1985 17.7 20.4
1986 17.8 20.5
1987 18 20.7
1988 18.4 20.9
1989 19.2 21.1
1990 19.9 21.3
1991 20.3 21.5
1992 20.5 21.5
1993 20.7 21.9
1994 20.9 22
1995 21.2 21.5
1996 21.4 21.2
1997 21.7 21.2
1998 22.2 21.4
1999 23 21.6
2000 23.8 21.9
2001 24.3 22.2
2002 24.7 22.4
2003 25 22.8
2004 25.4 23.1
2005 25.8 23.3
2006 26.2 23.5
2007 26.9 23.8
2008 27.9 24
2009 28.7 24.3
2010 29.3 24.6
2011 29.7 25
2012 30.2 25.3
2013 30.6 25.7
2014 31.1 26
2015 31.5 26.4
2016 31.9 26.7
2017 32.3 27
2018 32.8 27.5
2019 33.2 27.9
2020 33.6 28.3
2021 34 28.6
2022 34.3 28.9
2023 34.8 29.2
2024 35.2 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Lucia South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$2.3B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.85%
2024
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.15%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.1%
2024
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.9%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.75%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2015
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2015
0.9%
2014
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.22%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$406M
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
432,500
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.8%
2018
2.89%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.1%
2024

Energy

Saint Lucia South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
763 kg
2007
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16
2007
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.3 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.65 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.7%
2022
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.54%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Saint Lucia South Africa
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
-7
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
19.3%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.43 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.1
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
36.7
2022
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.8
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.1%
2001
91.2%
2024
English speaking
43%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
70.1%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Saint Lucia South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$645
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.7
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.4%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2017
0.81
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
44
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.5
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
34.2%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.8%
2022
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.28 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Lucia South Africa
% of world land
0.0004%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
1,310 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.4 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
80.2 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
752 mi
2011
466,028 mi
2016

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