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Saint Lucia vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Lucia has a population of 180K (ranked 178/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Saint Lucia's land area is 235.5 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 178th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Lucia Sweden
Population
180421
10654722
Population rank 178/197 93/197
GDP
$2.55B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 172/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$14,182
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 70/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,567
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$1.91B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
74.5%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,604
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 57/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,481
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
235.5 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
763 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.38
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Saint Lucia and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Saint Lucia and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Saint Lucia

Sweden
Year GDP
Saint Lucia Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 $170,370,370 $141,887,695,763
1981 $194,444,444 $129,500,408,224
1982 $183,333,333 $114,216,043,040
1983 $197,037,037 $104,863,313,508
1984 $251,481,481 $109,044,297,251
1985 $284,444,444 $113,959,392,485
1986 $340,000,000 $150,281,594,980
1987 $375,555,556 $182,746,413,791
1988 $429,629,630 $206,688,963,474
1989 $486,666,667 $217,634,838,449
1990 $579,629,630 $261,469,578,631
1991 $613,703,704 $273,834,608,020
1992 $674,074,074 $283,912,173,667
1993 $684,814,815 $212,647,043,708
1994 $713,703,704 $228,701,658,891
1995 $762,962,963 $267,052,836,695
1996 $788,888,889 $291,952,430,659
1997 $805,925,926 $268,251,974,486
1998 $877,407,407 $270,889,570,938
1999 $921,851,852 $274,320,415,376
2000 $932,592,593 $262,905,197,442
2001 $892,592,593 $242,499,249,693
2002 $900,000,000 $267,373,345,247
2003 $987,407,407 $334,074,051,173
2004 $1,066,666,667 $384,547,211,147
2005 $1,135,555,556 $391,690,329,314
2006 $1,268,319,185 $422,530,427,476
2007 $1,336,088,815 $490,050,156,833
2008 $1,437,731,111 $514,616,528,349
2009 $1,401,507,889 $434,313,804,907
2010 $1,482,385,185 $492,753,255,886
2011 $1,568,370,370 $570,541,353,129
2012 $1,598,207,407 $549,742,183,874
2013 $1,660,392,593 $584,128,116,410
2014 $1,749,185,185 $577,730,245,154
2015 $1,807,640,741 $501,698,263,621
2016 $1,868,544,444 $514,218,206,628
2017 $1,998,503,704 $536,083,940,229
2018 $2,060,955,556 $551,312,498,430
2019 $2,095,344,444 $532,169,294,166
2020 $1,499,274,074 $545,147,614,972
2021 $1,867,185,185 $637,186,904,844
2022 $2,342,714,815 $579,895,717,344
2023 $2,430,166,667 $585,489,968,189
2024 $2,549,062,963 $610,117,791,237

Saint Lucia and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Lucia

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Saint Lucia Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 $1,428 $17,073
1981 $1,605 $15,564
1982 $1,489 $13,719
1983 $1,576 $12,590
1984 $1,979 $13,080
1985 $2,202 $13,647
1986 $2,591 $17,955
1987 $2,819 $21,761
1988 $3,182 $24,499
1989 $3,565 $25,625
1990 $4,205 $30,550
1991 $4,399 $31,777
1992 $4,760 $32,754
1993 $4,765 $24,390
1994 $4,892 $26,046
1995 $5,148 $30,254
1996 $5,244 $33,023
1997 $5,282 $30,324
1998 $5,673 $30,606
1999 $5,883 $30,969
2000 $5,880 $29,633
2001 $5,570 $27,259
2002 $5,568 $29,958
2003 $6,059 $37,292
2004 $6,495 $42,758
2005 $6,863 $43,379
2006 $7,611 $46,532
2007 $7,964 $53,569
2008 $8,517 $55,817
2009 $8,251 $46,708
2010 $8,674 $52,543
2011 $9,129 $60,380
2012 $9,260 $57,750
2013 $9,577 $60,844
2014 $10,045 $59,584
2015 $10,335 $51,198
2016 $10,638 $51,820
2017 $11,333 $53,301
2018 $11,643 $54,182
2019 $11,794 $51,773
2020 $8,411 $52,654
2021 $10,459 $61,175
2022 $13,104 $55,297
2023 $13,555 $55,567
2024 $14,182 $57,723

Saint Lucia vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Lucia

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Lucia Sweden
1950 48.3 71.1
1951 49.8 71.4
1952 52.4 71.8
1953 53.2 71.9
1954 54.5 72.4
1955 55.4 72.6
1956 55.9 72.7
1957 55.9 72.5
1958 56.6 73.2
1959 57.3 73.4
1960 57.9 73
1961 59.1 73.5
1962 59.9 73.4
1963 60.5 73.5
1964 61.3 73.7
1965 61.9 73.9
1966 62.5 74.1
1967 63.2 74.1
1968 63.7 74
1969 64 74.1
1970 64.3 74.7
1971 64.5 74.6
1972 64.6 74.7
1973 64.6 74.9
1974 65.4 75
1975 65.9 75
1976 66.2 75
1977 67 75.4
1978 67.4 75.5
1979 67.4 75.5
1980 67.8 75.7
1981 68.7 76
1982 69 76.3
1983 70 76.6
1984 70.5 76.8
1985 70.3 76.7
1986 70.2 77
1987 69.7 77.1
1988 69.7 77
1989 70 77.7
1990 70 77.6
1991 70.3 77.7
1992 70.7 78.1
1993 71 78.1
1994 71.1 78.7
1995 71.2 78.8
1996 71 79
1997 70.8 79.3
1998 70.7 79.4
1999 70.7 79.5
2000 70.8 79.7
2001 71.4 79.8
2002 71.7 79.9
2003 72.2 80.2
2004 72.5 80.5
2005 72.5 80.6
2006 72.8 80.8
2007 72.9 81
2008 73 81.1
2009 72.9 81.4
2010 72.8 81.5
2011 73 81.8
2012 72.9 81.7
2013 72.7 81.9
2014 72.7 82.2
2015 72.9 82.2
2016 72.6 82.3
2017 72.5 82.4
2018 72.7 82.5
2019 72.2 83.1
2020 72.3 82.4
2021 69.1 83
2022 72.7 83
2023 72.7 83.3
2024 72.8 83.4
2025 73 83.6

Saint Lucia and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Lucia

Sweden
Year Population
Saint Lucia Sweden
1960 92,585 7,484,656
1961 93,490 7,519,998
1962 94,505 7,561,588
1963 95,519 7,604,328
1964 96,505 7,661,354
1965 97,493 7,733,853
1966 98,463 7,807,797
1967 99,504 7,867,931
1968 100,675 7,912,273
1969 101,879 7,968,072
1970 103,165 8,042,801
1971 104,564 8,098,334
1972 106,002 8,122,300
1973 107,498 8,136,312
1974 109,076 8,159,955
1975 110,725 8,192,437
1976 112,425 8,222,286
1977 114,135 8,251,540
1978 115,834 8,275,599
1979 117,528 8,293,678
1980 119,290 8,310,531
1981 121,166 8,320,503
1982 123,087 8,325,263
1983 125,044 8,329,033
1984 127,067 8,336,605
1985 129,159 8,350,386
1986 131,239 8,369,829
1987 133,227 8,397,804
1988 135,000 8,436,489
1989 136,512 8,492,964
1990 137,857 8,558,835
1991 139,520 8,617,375
1992 141,617 8,668,067
1993 143,726 8,718,561
1994 145,890 8,780,745
1995 148,208 8,826,939
1996 150,436 8,840,998
1997 152,569 8,846,062
1998 154,677 8,850,974
1999 156,702 8,857,874
2000 158,616 8,872,109
2001 160,237 8,895,960
2002 161,641 8,924,958
2003 162,976 8,958,229
2004 164,239 8,993,531
2005 165,450 9,029,572
2006 166,639 9,080,505
2007 167,758 9,148,092
2008 168,808 9,219,637
2009 169,869 9,298,515
2010 170,906 9,378,126
2011 171,801 9,449,213
2012 172,587 9,519,374
2013 173,369 9,600,379
2014 174,138 9,696,110
2015 174,905 9,799,186
2016 175,646 9,923,085
2017 176,342 10,057,698
2018 177,017 10,175,214
2019 177,661 10,278,887
2020 178,250 10,353,442
2021 178,522 10,415,811
2022 178,781 10,486,941
2023 179,285 10,536,632
2024 179,744 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Saint Lucia and Sweden

Fertility rate
Saint Lucia

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Saint Lucia Sweden
1960 6.77 2.17
1961 6.84 2.21
1962 6.82 2.25
1963 6.72 2.33
1964 6.76 2.47
1965 6.69 2.39
1966 6.61 2.37
1967 6.51 2.28
1968 6.39 2.07
1969 6.25 1.93
1970 6.1 1.92
1971 5.95 1.96
1972 5.81 1.91
1973 5.69 1.87
1974 5.57 1.87
1975 5.36 1.77
1976 5.16 1.68
1977 4.97 1.64
1978 4.83 1.6
1979 4.58 1.66
1980 4.41 1.68
1981 4.28 1.63
1982 4.17 1.62
1983 4.08 1.61
1984 4.02 1.66
1985 3.97 1.74
1986 3.8 1.8
1987 3.61 1.84
1988 3.44 1.96
1989 3.31 2.01
1990 3.24 2.13
1991 3.19 2.11
1992 3.11 2.09
1993 3 1.99
1994 3.03 1.88
1995 3.03 1.73
1996 2.71 1.6
1997 2.74 1.52
1998 2.4 1.5
1999 2.5 1.5
2000 2.21 1.54
2001 2.13 1.57
2002 2.03 1.65
2003 1.94 1.71
2004 1.86 1.75
2005 1.81 1.77
2006 1.77 1.85
2007 1.7 1.88
2008 1.7 1.91
2009 1.74 1.94
2010 1.67 1.98
2011 1.5 1.9
2012 1.5 1.91
2013 1.5 1.89
2014 1.49 1.88
2015 1.47 1.85
2016 1.46 1.85
2017 1.45 1.78
2018 1.44 1.76
2019 1.42 1.71
2020 1.41 1.67
2021 1.4 1.67
2022 1.39 1.53
2023 1.38 1.45

Saint Lucia and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Saint Lucia

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Saint Lucia Sweden
1960 16.5 36
1961 16 36.2
1962 15.5 36.3
1963 15.2 36.3
1964 15 36.3
1965 14.8 36.2
1966 14.9 36
1967 15 35.9
1968 15.1 35.8
1969 15 35.6
1970 14.9 35.4
1971 14.9 35.3
1972 14.9 35.3
1973 14.9 35.3
1974 15 35.3
1975 15.2 35.3
1976 15.4 35.4
1977 15.8 35.5
1978 16.3 35.7
1979 16.8 36
1980 17.1 36.2
1981 17.2 36.5
1982 17.3 36.8
1983 17.5 37.1
1984 17.6 37.4
1985 17.7 37.6
1986 17.8 37.9
1987 18 38.1
1988 18.4 38.2
1989 19.2 38.3
1990 19.9 38.3
1991 20.3 38.3
1992 20.5 38.4
1993 20.7 38.4
1994 20.9 38.4
1995 21.2 38.5
1996 21.4 38.6
1997 21.7 38.8
1998 22.2 39
1999 23 39.2
2000 23.8 39.4
2001 24.3 39.5
2002 24.7 39.7
2003 25 39.8
2004 25.4 40
2005 25.8 40.2
2006 26.2 40.4
2007 26.9 40.5
2008 27.9 40.6
2009 28.7 40.7
2010 29.3 40.7
2011 29.7 40.8
2012 30.2 40.9
2013 30.6 40.9
2014 31.1 40.9
2015 31.5 40.9
2016 31.9 40.8
2017 32.3 40.7
2018 32.8 40.6
2019 33.2 40.5
2020 33.6 40.6
2021 34 40.7
2022 34.3 40.7
2023 34.8 40.9
2024 35.2 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Lucia Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$2.3B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.85%
2024
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.15%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.1%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.9%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.75%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2015
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2015
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$406M
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
432,500
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.8%
2018
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Saint Lucia Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
763 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.3 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.65 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
9.7%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.54%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Saint Lucia Sweden
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
19.3%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.43 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.1
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
80
2024
Higher education index n/a
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
36.7
2022
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.8
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.1%
2001
99%
2003
English speaking
43%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
70.1%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Saint Lucia Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$645
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.7
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2017
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
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
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.2%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.8%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.28 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Lucia Sweden
% of world land
0.0004%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
1,310 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.4 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
80.2 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
752 mi
2011
356,129 mi
2016

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