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Saint Lucia vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Lucia has a population of 180K (ranked 178/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Saint Lucia's land area is 235.5 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 178th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Lucia UAE
Population
180421
11372700
Population rank 178/197 86/197
GDP
$2.55B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 172/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$14,182
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 70/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,567
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$1.91B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
74.5%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,604
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 57/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,481
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
235.5 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
763 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.38
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Saint Lucia UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 $170,370,370 $43,599,160,050
1981 $194,444,444 $49,333,424,135
1982 $183,333,333 $46,622,718,605
1983 $197,037,037 $42,803,323,345
1984 $251,481,481 $41,807,954,236
1985 $284,444,444 $40,603,650,232
1986 $340,000,000 $33,943,612,095
1987 $375,555,556 $36,384,908,744
1988 $429,629,630 $36,275,674,203
1989 $486,666,667 $41,464,995,914
1990 $579,629,630 $50,701,443,748
1991 $613,703,704 $51,552,165,622
1992 $674,074,074 $54,239,171,888
1993 $684,814,815 $55,625,170,253
1994 $713,703,704 $59,305,093,980
1995 $762,962,963 $65,743,666,576
1996 $788,888,889 $73,571,233,996
1997 $805,925,926 $78,839,008,445
1998 $877,407,407 $75,674,336,283
1999 $921,851,852 $84,445,473,111
2000 $932,592,593 $104,337,372,362
2001 $892,592,593 $103,311,640,572
2002 $900,000,000 $109,816,201,498
2003 $987,407,407 $124,346,358,067
2004 $1,066,666,667 $147,824,370,320
2005 $1,135,555,556 $180,617,467,965
2006 $1,268,319,185 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,336,088,815 $257,916,133,424
2008 $1,437,731,111 $315,474,615,739
2009 $1,401,507,889 $253,547,358,747
2010 $1,482,385,185 $300,189,052,689
2011 $1,568,370,370 $360,832,739,551
2012 $1,598,207,407 $384,610,125,391
2013 $1,660,392,593 $400,218,529,748
2014 $1,749,185,185 $414,105,366,753
2015 $1,807,640,741 $370,275,469,571
2016 $1,868,544,444 $369,255,326,236
2017 $1,998,503,704 $390,516,804,030
2018 $2,060,955,556 $427,049,432,158
2019 $2,095,344,444 $417,989,721,743
2020 $1,499,274,074 $349,473,015,330
2021 $1,867,185,185 $415,178,792,757
2022 $2,342,714,815 $502,731,935,194
2023 $2,430,166,667 $514,130,432,648
2024 $2,549,062,963 $537,078,829,135

Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Saint Lucia UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 $1,428 $42,925
1981 $1,605 $44,854
1982 $1,489 $39,972
1983 $1,576 $34,650
1984 $1,979 $32,012
1985 $2,202 $29,468
1986 $2,591 $23,132
1987 $2,819 $23,113
1988 $3,182 $21,570
1989 $3,565 $23,167
1990 $4,205 $26,710
1991 $4,399 $25,691
1992 $4,760 $25,648
1993 $4,765 $25,033
1994 $4,892 $25,473
1995 $5,148 $27,003
1996 $5,244 $28,323
1997 $5,282 $27,983
1998 $5,673 $24,889
1999 $5,883 $25,856
2000 $5,880 $29,866
2001 $5,570 $27,745
2002 $5,568 $27,754
2003 $6,059 $29,660
2004 $6,495 $33,377
2005 $6,863 $38,719
2006 $7,611 $44,343
2007 $7,964 $45,855
2008 $8,517 $50,054
2009 $8,251 $37,803
2010 $8,674 $43,697
2011 $9,129 $50,789
2012 $9,260 $52,034
2013 $9,577 $52,024
2014 $10,045 $51,381
2015 $10,335 $43,535
2016 $10,638 $41,326
2017 $11,333 $42,341
2018 $11,643 $45,690
2019 $11,794 $44,251
2020 $8,411 $37,174
2021 $10,459 $43,360
2022 $13,104 $49,899
2023 $13,555 $49,041
2024 $14,182 $49,378

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Lucia UAE
1950 48.3 42.1
1951 49.8 42.9
1952 52.4 43.6
1953 53.2 44.4
1954 54.5 45.2
1955 55.4 46
1956 55.9 46.9
1957 55.9 47.8
1958 56.6 48.8
1959 57.3 49.7
1960 57.9 50.7
1961 59.1 51.6
1962 59.9 52.5
1963 60.5 53.5
1964 61.3 54.5
1965 61.9 55.5
1966 62.5 56.6
1967 63.2 57.6
1968 63.7 58.7
1969 64 59.8
1970 64.3 60.8
1971 64.5 61.8
1972 64.6 62.7
1973 64.6 63.5
1974 65.4 64.4
1975 65.9 65.1
1976 66.2 65.8
1977 67 66.5
1978 67.4 67.1
1979 67.4 67.6
1980 67.8 68.2
1981 68.7 68.6
1982 69 69.1
1983 70 69.4
1984 70.5 69.8
1985 70.3 70.1
1986 70.2 70.4
1987 69.7 70.6
1988 69.7 70.8
1989 70 71
1990 70 71.1
1991 70.3 71.1
1992 70.7 71.2
1993 71 71.2
1994 71.1 71.2
1995 71.2 71.4
1996 71 71.8
1997 70.8 72.6
1998 70.7 73.7
1999 70.7 75
2000 70.8 76.3
2001 71.4 77.6
2002 71.7 78.7
2003 72.2 79.6
2004 72.5 80.3
2005 72.5 80.8
2006 72.8 81.2
2007 72.9 81.4
2008 73 81.6
2009 72.9 81.7
2010 72.8 81.9
2011 73 81.9
2012 72.9 81.9
2013 72.7 82
2014 72.7 82
2015 72.9 82.1
2016 72.6 82.2
2017 72.5 82.4
2018 72.7 82.4
2019 72.2 82.6
2020 72.3 81.9
2021 69.1 79.1
2022 72.7 80.5
2023 72.7 82.9
2024 72.8 83.1
2025 73 83.2

Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Saint Lucia UAE
1960 92,585 131,334
1961 93,490 137,989
1962 94,505 144,946
1963 95,519 152,211
1964 96,505 159,692
1965 97,493 167,103
1966 98,463 173,976
1967 99,504 179,700
1968 100,675 199,416
1969 101,879 239,660
1970 103,165 286,536
1971 104,564 335,027
1972 106,002 385,014
1973 107,498 436,399
1974 109,076 489,087
1975 110,725 542,856
1976 112,425 615,866
1977 114,135 710,209
1978 115,834 809,274
1979 117,528 912,010
1980 119,290 1,015,700
1981 121,166 1,099,855
1982 123,087 1,166,370
1983 125,044 1,235,305
1984 127,067 1,305,996
1985 129,159 1,377,911
1986 131,239 1,467,383
1987 133,227 1,574,244
1988 135,000 1,681,788
1989 136,512 1,789,851
1990 137,857 1,898,220
1991 139,520 2,006,626
1992 141,617 2,114,730
1993 143,726 2,222,093
1994 145,890 2,328,188
1995 148,208 2,434,662
1996 150,436 2,597,564
1997 152,569 2,817,410
1998 154,677 3,040,421
1999 156,702 3,266,009
2000 158,616 3,493,575
2001 160,237 3,723,590
2002 161,641 3,956,826
2003 162,976 4,192,457
2004 164,239 4,428,967
2005 165,450 4,664,790
2006 166,639 5,009,100
2007 167,758 5,624,635
2008 168,808 6,302,664
2009 169,869 6,707,058
2010 170,906 6,869,838
2011 171,801 7,104,538
2012 172,587 7,391,448
2013 173,369 7,693,031
2014 174,138 8,059,440
2015 174,905 8,505,237
2016 175,646 8,935,095
2017 176,342 9,223,225
2018 177,017 9,346,701
2019 177,661 9,445,785
2020 178,250 9,401,038
2021 178,522 9,575,152
2022 178,781 10,074,977
2023 179,285 10,483,751
2024 179,744 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Saint Lucia UAE
1960 6.77 6.5
1961 6.84 6.49
1962 6.82 6.49
1963 6.72 6.5
1964 6.76 6.49
1965 6.69 6.5
1966 6.61 6.5
1967 6.51 6.51
1968 6.39 6.53
1969 6.25 6.52
1970 6.1 6.52
1971 5.95 6.52
1972 5.81 6.5
1973 5.69 6.46
1974 5.57 6.41
1975 5.36 6.35
1976 5.16 6.29
1977 4.97 6.22
1978 4.83 6.15
1979 4.58 6.06
1980 4.41 5.95
1981 4.28 5.81
1982 4.17 5.66
1983 4.08 5.48
1984 4.02 5.3
1985 3.97 5.13
1986 3.8 5
1987 3.61 4.88
1988 3.44 4.77
1989 3.31 4.65
1990 3.24 4.51
1991 3.19 4.25
1992 3.11 4.09
1993 3 3.82
1994 3.03 3.76
1995 3.03 3.28
1996 2.71 3.06
1997 2.74 2.83
1998 2.4 2.77
1999 2.5 2.79
2000 2.21 2.73
2001 2.13 2.62
2002 2.03 2.54
2003 1.94 2.49
2004 1.86 2.38
2005 1.81 2.23
2006 1.77 1.96
2007 1.7 1.79
2008 1.7 1.52
2009 1.74 1.58
2010 1.67 1.57
2011 1.5 1.54
2012 1.5 1.53
2013 1.5 1.53
2014 1.49 1.48
2015 1.47 1.42
2016 1.46 1.37
2017 1.45 1.35
2018 1.44 1.29
2019 1.42 1.25
2020 1.41 1.29
2021 1.4 1.16
2022 1.39 1.15
2023 1.38 1.2

Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Saint Lucia UAE
1960 16.5 19.6
1961 16 20.1
1962 15.5 20.6
1963 15.2 21
1964 15 21.5
1965 14.8 22
1966 14.9 22.6
1967 15 23.3
1968 15.1 23.5
1969 15 23.1
1970 14.9 23
1971 14.9 23.2
1972 14.9 23.6
1973 14.9 24.1
1974 15 24.7
1975 15.2 25.4
1976 15.4 25.6
1977 15.8 25.4
1978 16.3 25.5
1979 16.8 25.8
1980 17.1 26.2
1981 17.2 26.4
1982 17.3 26.4
1983 17.5 26.4
1984 17.6 26.4
1985 17.7 26.6
1986 17.8 26.5
1987 18 26.1
1988 18.4 25.9
1989 19.2 25.8
1990 19.9 25.8
1991 20.3 26
1992 20.5 26.4
1993 20.7 26.8
1994 20.9 27.4
1995 21.2 28
1996 21.4 28.1
1997 21.7 27.9
1998 22.2 27.9
1999 23 28
2000 23.8 28.2
2001 24.3 28.6
2002 24.7 29.1
2003 25 29.6
2004 25.4 30.3
2005 25.8 30.9
2006 26.2 31.4
2007 26.9 31.6
2008 27.9 31.6
2009 28.7 31.6
2010 29.3 31.7
2011 29.7 31.7
2012 30.2 31.7
2013 30.6 31.7
2014 31.1 31.8
2015 31.5 31.8
2016 31.9 31.8
2017 32.3 31.8
2018 32.8 31.8
2019 33.2 31.8
2020 33.6 31.8
2021 34 31.9
2022 34.3 31.9
2023 34.8 32.2
2024 35.2 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Lucia UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$2.3B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.85%
2024
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.15%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.1%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.9%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.75%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2015
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2015
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$406M
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
432,500
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.8%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Saint Lucia UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
763 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.3 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.65 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.7%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.54%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Saint Lucia UAE
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
19.3%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.43 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.1
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
36.7
2022
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.8
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.1%
2001
98.8%
2024
English speaking
43%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
70.1%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Saint Lucia UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$645
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.7
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2017
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
44
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.5
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
34.2%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.8%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.28 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Lucia UAE
% of world land
0.0004%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,310 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.4 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
80.2 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
752 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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