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Saint Lucia vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Lucia has a population of 180K (ranked 178/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Saint Lucia's land area is 235.5 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 178th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Lucia United Kingdom
Population
180421
69945462
Population rank 178/197 22/197
GDP
$2.55B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 172/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$14,182
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 70/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,567
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$1.91B
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
74.5%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,604
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 57/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,481
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
235.5 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
763 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.38
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Saint Lucia and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Saint Lucia and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Saint Lucia

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Saint Lucia United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 $170,370,370 $564,947,710,899
1981 $194,444,444 $540,765,675,241
1982 $183,333,333 $515,048,916,841
1983 $197,037,037 $489,618,008,186
1984 $251,481,481 $461,487,097,632
1985 $284,444,444 $489,285,164,271
1986 $340,000,000 $601,452,653,181
1987 $375,555,556 $745,162,608,269
1988 $429,629,630 $910,122,732,124
1989 $486,666,667 $926,884,816,754
1990 $579,629,630 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $613,703,704 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $674,074,074 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $684,814,815 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $713,703,704 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $762,962,963 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $788,888,889 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $805,925,926 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $877,407,407 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $921,851,852 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $932,592,593 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $892,592,593 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $900,000,000 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $987,407,407 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $1,066,666,667 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $1,135,555,556 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $1,268,319,185 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $1,336,088,815 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $1,437,731,111 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $1,401,507,889 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $1,482,385,185 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $1,568,370,370 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $1,598,207,407 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $1,660,392,593 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $1,749,185,185 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $1,807,640,741 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $1,868,544,444 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $1,998,503,704 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $2,060,955,556 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $2,095,344,444 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $1,499,274,074 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $1,867,185,185 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $2,342,714,815 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $2,430,166,667 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $2,549,062,963 $3,643,834,188,783

Saint Lucia and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Lucia

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Saint Lucia United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 $1,428 $10,032
1981 $1,605 $9,599
1982 $1,489 $9,146
1983 $1,576 $8,692
1984 $1,979 $8,179
1985 $2,202 $8,652
1986 $2,591 $10,611
1987 $2,819 $13,119
1988 $3,182 $15,987
1989 $3,565 $16,239
1990 $4,205 $19,095
1991 $4,399 $19,901
1992 $4,760 $20,487
1993 $4,765 $18,389
1994 $4,892 $19,709
1995 $5,148 $23,169
1996 $5,244 $24,406
1997 $5,282 $26,766
1998 $5,673 $28,275
1999 $5,883 $28,762
2000 $5,880 $28,281
2001 $5,570 $27,907
2002 $5,568 $30,078
2003 $6,059 $34,443
2004 $6,495 $40,367
2005 $6,863 $42,105
2006 $7,611 $44,512
2007 $7,964 $50,398
2008 $8,517 $47,396
2009 $8,251 $38,744
2010 $8,674 $39,599
2011 $9,129 $42,110
2012 $9,260 $42,490
2013 $9,577 $43,419
2014 $10,045 $47,427
2015 $10,335 $44,984
2016 $10,638 $40,988
2017 $11,333 $40,629
2018 $11,643 $43,315
2019 $11,794 $42,794
2020 $8,411 $40,405
2021 $10,459 $46,926
2022 $13,104 $46,063
2023 $13,555 $49,201
2024 $14,182 $52,637

Saint Lucia vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Lucia

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Lucia United Kingdom
1950 48.3 68.6
1951 49.8 68.2
1952 52.4 69.5
1953 53.2 69.8
1954 54.5 70.2
1955 55.4 70.1
1956 55.9 70.4
1957 55.9 70.5
1958 56.6 70.7
1959 57.3 70.8
1960 57.9 71
1961 59.1 70.8
1962 59.9 70.9
1963 60.5 70.8
1964 61.3 71.5
1965 61.9 71.5
1966 62.5 71.4
1967 63.2 72.1
1968 63.7 71.7
1969 64 71.7
1970 64.3 71.9
1971 64.5 72.2
1972 64.6 72
1973 64.6 72.2
1974 65.4 72.4
1975 65.9 72.7
1976 66.2 72.6
1977 67 73.1
1978 67.4 73
1979 67.4 73.2
1980 67.8 73.6
1981 68.7 73.9
1982 69 74
1983 70 74.3
1984 70.5 74.7
1985 70.3 74.5
1986 70.2 74.8
1987 69.7 75.1
1988 69.7 75.3
1989 70 75.4
1990 70 75.7
1991 70.3 75.9
1992 70.7 76.3
1993 71 76.2
1994 71.1 76.7
1995 71.2 76.6
1996 71 76.9
1997 70.8 77.1
1998 70.7 77.3
1999 70.7 77.4
2000 70.8 77.8
2001 71.4 78.1
2002 71.7 78.2
2003 72.2 78.3
2004 72.5 78.9
2005 72.5 79.1
2006 72.8 79.3
2007 72.9 79.5
2008 73 79.7
2009 72.9 80.2
2010 72.8 80.4
2011 73 80.8
2012 72.9 80.9
2013 72.7 80.9
2014 72.7 81.2
2015 72.9 80.9
2016 72.6 81.1
2017 72.5 81.2
2018 72.7 81.1
2019 72.2 81.4
2020 72.3 80.4
2021 69.1 80.7
2022 72.7 81.1
2023 72.7 81.3
2024 72.8 81.4
2025 73 81.6

Saint Lucia and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Lucia

United Kingdom
Year Population
Saint Lucia United Kingdom
1960 92,585 52,400,000
1961 93,490 52,800,000
1962 94,505 53,250,000
1963 95,519 53,650,000
1964 96,505 54,000,000
1965 97,493 54,348,050
1966 98,463 54,648,500
1967 99,504 54,943,600
1968 100,675 55,211,700
1969 101,879 55,441,750
1970 103,165 55,663,250
1971 104,564 55,896,223
1972 106,002 56,086,065
1973 107,498 56,194,527
1974 109,076 56,229,974
1975 110,725 56,225,800
1976 112,425 56,211,968
1977 114,135 56,193,492
1978 115,834 56,196,504
1979 117,528 56,246,951
1980 119,290 56,314,216
1981 121,166 56,333,829
1982 123,087 56,313,641
1983 125,044 56,332,848
1984 127,067 56,422,072
1985 129,159 56,550,268
1986 131,239 56,681,396
1987 133,227 56,802,050
1988 135,000 56,928,327
1989 136,512 57,076,711
1990 137,857 57,247,586
1991 139,520 57,424,897
1992 141,617 57,580,402
1993 143,726 57,718,614
1994 145,890 57,865,745
1995 148,208 58,019,030
1996 150,436 58,166,950
1997 152,569 58,316,954
1998 154,677 58,487,141
1999 156,702 58,682,466
2000 158,616 58,892,514
2001 160,237 59,119,673
2002 161,641 59,370,479
2003 162,976 59,647,577
2004 164,239 59,987,905
2005 165,450 60,401,206
2006 166,639 60,846,820
2007 167,758 61,322,463
2008 168,808 61,806,995
2009 169,869 62,276,270
2010 170,906 62,766,365
2011 171,801 63,258,810
2012 172,587 63,711,000
2013 173,369 64,139,000
2014 174,138 64,620,000
2015 174,905 65,088,000
2016 175,646 65,607,000
2017 176,342 65,966,000
2018 177,017 66,289,000
2019 177,661 66,631,000
2020 178,250 66,744,000
2021 178,522 66,984,000
2022 178,781 67,604,000
2023 179,285 68,492,000
2024 179,744 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Saint Lucia and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Saint Lucia

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Saint Lucia United Kingdom
1960 6.77 2.69
1961 6.84 2.78
1962 6.82 2.86
1963 6.72 2.88
1964 6.76 2.93
1965 6.69 2.86
1966 6.61 2.78
1967 6.51 2.68
1968 6.39 2.6
1969 6.25 2.51
1970 6.1 2.44
1971 5.95 2.41
1972 5.81 2.2
1973 5.69 2.04
1974 5.57 1.92
1975 5.36 1.81
1976 5.16 1.74
1977 4.97 1.69
1978 4.83 1.75
1979 4.58 1.86
1980 4.41 1.9
1981 4.28 1.82
1982 4.17 1.78
1983 4.08 1.77
1984 4.02 1.77
1985 3.97 1.79
1986 3.8 1.78
1987 3.61 1.81
1988 3.44 1.82
1989 3.31 1.79
1990 3.24 1.83
1991 3.19 1.82
1992 3.11 1.79
1993 3 1.76
1994 3.03 1.74
1995 3.03 1.71
1996 2.71 1.73
1997 2.74 1.72
1998 2.4 1.71
1999 2.5 1.68
2000 2.21 1.64
2001 2.13 1.63
2002 2.03 1.63
2003 1.94 1.7
2004 1.86 1.75
2005 1.81 1.76
2006 1.77 1.82
2007 1.7 1.86
2008 1.7 1.91
2009 1.74 1.89
2010 1.67 1.92
2011 1.5 1.91
2012 1.5 1.92
2013 1.5 1.83
2014 1.49 1.81
2015 1.47 1.8
2016 1.46 1.79
2017 1.45 1.74
2018 1.44 1.68
2019 1.42 1.63
2020 1.41 1.57
2021 1.4 1.58
2022 1.39 1.56
2023 1.38 1.56

Saint Lucia and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Saint Lucia

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Saint Lucia United Kingdom
1960 16.5 35.5
1961 16 35.4
1962 15.5 35.3
1963 15.2 35.3
1964 15 35.2
1965 14.8 35.1
1966 14.9 34.9
1967 15 34.8
1968 15.1 34.6
1969 15 34.4
1970 14.9 34.2
1971 14.9 34.1
1972 14.9 34
1973 14.9 34
1974 15 34
1975 15.2 34
1976 15.4 34
1977 15.8 34.1
1978 16.3 34.2
1979 16.8 34.3
1980 17.1 34.4
1981 17.2 34.5
1982 17.3 34.8
1983 17.5 35
1984 17.6 35.2
1985 17.7 35.3
1986 17.8 35.4
1987 18 35.4
1988 18.4 35.7
1989 19.2 35.9
1990 19.9 36
1991 20.3 36.1
1992 20.5 36.2
1993 20.7 36.3
1994 20.9 36.5
1995 21.2 36.6
1996 21.4 36.8
1997 21.7 37
1998 22.2 37.2
1999 23 37.4
2000 23.8 37.7
2001 24.3 37.9
2002 24.7 38.1
2003 25 38.2
2004 25.4 38.4
2005 25.8 38.5
2006 26.2 38.6
2007 26.9 38.8
2008 27.9 38.9
2009 28.7 39
2010 29.3 39.2
2011 29.7 39.3
2012 30.2 39.5
2013 30.6 39.6
2014 31.1 39.7
2015 31.5 39.8
2016 31.9 39.8
2017 32.3 39.9
2018 32.8 40
2019 33.2 40.1
2020 33.6 40.2
2021 34 40.3
2022 34.3 40.5
2023 34.8 40.8
2024 35.2 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Lucia United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$2.3B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.85%
2024
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.15%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.1%
2024
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.9%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.75%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2015
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2015
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$406M
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
432,500
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.8%
2018
8.24%
1998
Banked people share n/a
99.3%
2024

Energy

Saint Lucia United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
763 kg
2007
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.3 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.65 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
9.7%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.54%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Saint Lucia United Kingdom
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-7
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
19.3%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.43 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.1
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
71
2024
Higher education index n/a
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
36.7
2022
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.8
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.1%
2001
99%
2003
English speaking
43%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
70.1%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Saint Lucia United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$645
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.7
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.4%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2017
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
44
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.5
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.2%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.8%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.28 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Lucia United Kingdom
% of world land
0.0004%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
1,310 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.4 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
80.2 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
752 mi
2011
263,542 mi
2020

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