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Saint Lucia vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Lucia has a population of 180K (ranked 178/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Saint Lucia's land area is 235.5 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 178th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Lucia South Korea
Population
180421
51700480
Population rank 178/197 31/197
GDP
$2.55B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 172/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$14,182
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 70/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,567
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$1.91B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
74.5%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,604
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 57/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,481
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
235.5 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
763 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.38
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Saint Lucia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Saint Lucia and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Saint Lucia

South Korea
Year GDP
Saint Lucia South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 $170,370,370 $65,398,377,598
1981 $194,444,444 $72,933,533,012
1982 $183,333,333 $78,358,416,171
1983 $197,037,037 $87,760,553,262
1984 $251,481,481 $97,510,744,119
1985 $284,444,444 $101,296,177,099
1986 $340,000,000 $116,836,246,285
1987 $375,555,556 $147,948,709,376
1988 $429,629,630 $199,591,287,825
1989 $486,666,667 $246,928,837,311
1990 $579,629,630 $283,365,844,161
1991 $613,703,704 $330,647,042,837
1992 $674,074,074 $355,524,903,068
1993 $684,814,815 $392,665,710,525
1994 $713,703,704 $463,619,823,515
1995 $762,962,963 $566,581,003,128
1996 $788,888,889 $610,167,053,824
1997 $805,925,926 $569,755,022,973
1998 $877,407,407 $383,331,833,682
1999 $921,851,852 $497,514,040,642
2000 $932,592,593 $576,179,387,820
2001 $892,592,593 $547,656,279,895
2002 $900,000,000 $627,246,933,730
2003 $987,407,407 $702,714,855,194
2004 $1,066,666,667 $793,175,561,887
2005 $1,135,555,556 $934,901,071,333
2006 $1,268,319,185 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $1,336,088,815 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $1,437,731,111 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $1,401,507,889 $943,941,876,219
2010 $1,482,385,185 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $1,568,370,370 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $1,598,207,407 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $1,660,392,593 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $1,749,185,185 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $1,807,640,741 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $1,868,544,444 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $1,998,503,704 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $2,060,955,556 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $2,095,344,444 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $1,499,274,074 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $1,867,185,185 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $2,342,714,815 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $2,430,166,667 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $2,549,062,963 -

Saint Lucia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Lucia

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Saint Lucia South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 $1,428 $1,715
1981 $1,605 $1,883
1982 $1,489 $1,993
1983 $1,576 $2,199
1984 $1,979 $2,413
1985 $2,202 $2,482
1986 $2,591 $2,835
1987 $2,819 $3,555
1988 $3,182 $4,749
1989 $3,565 $5,817
1990 $4,205 $6,610
1991 $4,399 $7,637
1992 $4,760 $8,127
1993 $4,765 $8,885
1994 $4,892 $10,385
1995 $5,148 $12,565
1996 $5,244 $13,403
1997 $5,282 $12,398
1998 $5,673 $8,282
1999 $5,883 $10,672
2000 $5,880 $12,257
2001 $5,570 $11,561
2002 $5,568 $13,165
2003 $6,059 $14,673
2004 $6,495 $16,496
2005 $6,863 $19,403
2006 $7,611 $21,743
2007 $7,964 $24,086
2008 $8,517 $21,350
2009 $8,251 $19,144
2010 $8,674 $23,079
2011 $9,129 $25,098
2012 $9,260 $25,459
2013 $9,577 $27,180
2014 $10,045 $29,253
2015 $10,335 $28,737
2016 $10,638 $29,280
2017 $11,333 $31,601
2018 $11,643 $33,447
2019 $11,794 $31,902
2020 $8,411 $31,721
2021 $10,459 $35,126
2022 $13,104 $32,395
2023 $13,555 $33,121
2024 $14,182 -

Saint Lucia vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Lucia

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Lucia South Korea
1950 48.3 22.2
1951 49.8 26.6
1952 52.4 36.6
1953 53.2 40.5
1954 54.5 46.1
1955 55.4 48.4
1956 55.9 50.2
1957 55.9 51.6
1958 56.6 51.8
1959 57.3 52.9
1960 57.9 53.8
1961 59.1 54.4
1962 59.9 55
1963 60.5 55
1964 61.3 55.3
1965 61.9 55.8
1966 62.5 55.4
1967 63.2 60.9
1968 63.7 60.9
1969 64 61.4
1970 64.3 62.2
1971 64.5 62.7
1972 64.6 63.2
1973 64.6 63.8
1974 65.4 64.2
1975 65.9 64.7
1976 66.2 65
1977 67 64.6
1978 67.4 65
1979 67.4 66.1
1980 67.8 64.8
1981 68.7 67.1
1982 69 67.1
1983 70 66.7
1984 70.5 68.1
1985 70.3 68.4
1986 70.2 69
1987 69.7 69.3
1988 69.7 70.2
1989 70 70.7
1990 70 71
1991 70.3 71.4
1992 70.7 72.2
1993 71 72.7
1994 71.1 72.9
1995 71.2 73.4
1996 71 74
1997 70.8 74.5
1998 70.7 75
1999 70.7 75.6
2000 70.8 76.2
2001 71.4 76.9
2002 71.7 77.2
2003 72.2 77.5
2004 72.5 78
2005 72.5 78.4
2006 72.8 79
2007 72.9 79.4
2008 73 80
2009 72.9 80.6
2010 72.8 80.7
2011 73 81.2
2012 72.9 81.3
2013 72.7 81.8
2014 72.7 82.4
2015 72.9 82.5
2016 72.6 82.9
2017 72.5 83.3
2018 72.7 83.3
2019 72.2 83.7
2020 72.3 83.7
2021 69.1 83.9
2022 72.7 82.7
2023 72.7 84.3
2024 72.8 84.4
2025 73 84.5

Saint Lucia and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Lucia

South Korea
Year Population
Saint Lucia South Korea
1960 92,585 25,012,374
1961 93,490 25,765,673
1962 94,505 26,513,030
1963 95,519 27,261,747
1964 96,505 27,984,155
1965 97,493 28,704,674
1966 98,463 29,435,571
1967 99,504 30,130,983
1968 100,675 30,838,302
1969 101,879 31,544,266
1970 103,165 32,240,827
1971 104,564 32,882,704
1972 106,002 33,505,406
1973 107,498 34,103,149
1974 109,076 34,692,266
1975 110,725 35,280,725
1976 112,425 35,848,523
1977 114,135 36,411,795
1978 115,834 36,969,185
1979 117,528 37,534,236
1980 119,290 38,123,775
1981 121,166 38,723,248
1982 123,087 39,326,352
1983 125,044 39,910,403
1984 127,067 40,405,956
1985 129,159 40,805,744
1986 131,239 41,213,674
1987 133,227 41,621,690
1988 135,000 42,031,247
1989 136,512 42,449,038
1990 137,857 42,869,283
1991 139,520 43,295,704
1992 141,617 43,747,962
1993 143,726 44,194,628
1994 145,890 44,641,540
1995 148,208 45,092,991
1996 150,436 45,524,681
1997 152,569 45,953,580
1998 154,677 46,286,503
1999 156,702 46,616,677
2000 158,616 47,008,111
2001 160,237 47,370,164
2002 161,641 47,644,736
2003 162,976 47,892,330
2004 164,239 48,082,519
2005 165,450 48,184,561
2006 166,639 48,438,292
2007 167,758 48,683,638
2008 168,808 49,054,708
2009 169,869 49,307,835
2010 170,906 49,554,112
2011 171,801 49,936,638
2012 172,587 50,199,853
2013 173,369 50,428,893
2014 174,138 50,746,659
2015 174,905 51,014,947
2016 175,646 51,217,803
2017 176,342 51,361,911
2018 177,017 51,585,058
2019 177,661 51,764,822
2020 178,250 51,836,239
2021 178,522 51,769,539
2022 178,781 51,672,569
2023 179,285 51,712,619
2024 179,744 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Saint Lucia and South Korea

Fertility rate
Saint Lucia

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Saint Lucia South Korea
1960 6.77 5.99
1961 6.84 5.8
1962 6.82 5.56
1963 6.72 5.33
1964 6.76 5.07
1965 6.69 4.89
1966 6.61 4.78
1967 6.51 4.62
1968 6.39 4.51
1969 6.25 4.45
1970 6.1 4.53
1971 5.95 4.54
1972 5.81 4.12
1973 5.69 4.07
1974 5.57 3.77
1975 5.36 3.43
1976 5.16 3
1977 4.97 2.99
1978 4.83 2.64
1979 4.58 2.9
1980 4.41 2.82
1981 4.28 2.57
1982 4.17 2.39
1983 4.08 2.06
1984 4.02 1.74
1985 3.97 1.66
1986 3.8 1.58
1987 3.61 1.53
1988 3.44 1.55
1989 3.31 1.56
1990 3.24 1.57
1991 3.19 1.71
1992 3.11 1.76
1993 3 1.65
1994 3.03 1.66
1995 3.03 1.63
1996 2.71 1.57
1997 2.74 1.54
1998 2.4 1.46
1999 2.5 1.43
2000 2.21 1.48
2001 2.13 1.31
2002 2.03 1.18
2003 1.94 1.19
2004 1.86 1.16
2005 1.81 1.09
2006 1.77 1.13
2007 1.7 1.26
2008 1.7 1.19
2009 1.74 1.15
2010 1.67 1.23
2011 1.5 1.24
2012 1.5 1.3
2013 1.5 1.19
2014 1.49 1.21
2015 1.47 1.24
2016 1.46 1.17
2017 1.45 1.05
2018 1.44 0.98
2019 1.42 0.92
2020 1.41 0.84
2021 1.4 0.81
2022 1.39 0.78
2023 1.38 0.72

Saint Lucia and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Saint Lucia

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Saint Lucia South Korea
1960 16.5 19.3
1961 16 19.2
1962 15.5 19.1
1963 15.2 19
1964 15 18.8
1965 14.8 18.6
1966 14.9 18.5
1967 15 18.6
1968 15.1 18.7
1969 15 18.8
1970 14.9 18.9
1971 14.9 19
1972 14.9 19.1
1973 14.9 19.3
1974 15 19.6
1975 15.2 19.9
1976 15.4 20.2
1977 15.8 20.7
1978 16.3 21.1
1979 16.8 21.6
1980 17.1 22.1
1981 17.2 22.5
1982 17.3 22.8
1983 17.5 23.3
1984 17.6 23.7
1985 17.7 24.2
1986 17.8 24.8
1987 18 25.3
1988 18.4 25.8
1989 19.2 26.3
1990 19.9 26.7
1991 20.3 27.2
1992 20.5 27.8
1993 20.7 28.3
1994 20.9 28.9
1995 21.2 29.4
1996 21.4 29.8
1997 21.7 30.2
1998 22.2 30.7
1999 23 31.2
2000 23.8 31.7
2001 24.3 32.3
2002 24.7 32.8
2003 25 33.4
2004 25.4 33.9
2005 25.8 34.5
2006 26.2 35.2
2007 26.9 35.8
2008 27.9 36.4
2009 28.7 37
2010 29.3 37.6
2011 29.7 38.2
2012 30.2 38.8
2013 30.6 39.5
2014 31.1 40.2
2015 31.5 40.8
2016 31.9 41.4
2017 32.3 41.9
2018 32.8 42.5
2019 33.2 43.1
2020 33.6 43.8
2021 34 44.4
2022 34.3 44.9
2023 34.8 45.5
2024 35.2 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Lucia South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.3B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.85%
2024
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.15%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.1%
2024
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.9%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.75%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2015
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2015
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$406M
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
432,500
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.8%
2018
1.94%
2020
Banked people share n/a
96.9%
2024

Energy

Saint Lucia South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
763 kg
2007
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16
2007
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.3 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.65 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
9.7%
2022
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.54%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Saint Lucia South Korea
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-7
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
19.3%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.43 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.1
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
64
2024
Higher education index n/a
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
36.7
2022
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.8
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.1%
2001
98.8%
2018
English speaking
43%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
70.1%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Saint Lucia South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$645
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.7
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.4%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2017
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
44
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.5
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
34.2%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.8%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.28 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Lucia South Korea
% of world land
0.0004%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
1,310 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.4 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
80.2 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
752 mi
2011
68,794 mi
2018

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