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Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Saint Lucia has a population of 180K (ranked 178/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Saint Lucia's land area is 235.5 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 178th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Lucia Vanuatu
Population
180421
341110
Population rank 178/197 174/197
GDP
$2.55B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 172/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$14,182
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 70/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,567
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$1.91B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
74.5%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,604
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 57/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,481
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
235.5 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
763 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.38
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Saint Lucia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Saint Lucia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Saint Lucia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Saint Lucia Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 $170,370,370 $121,185,498
1981 $194,444,444 $113,781,796
1982 $183,333,333 $114,501,913
1983 $197,037,037 $117,389,554
1984 $251,481,481 $144,482,515
1985 $284,444,444 $131,856,421
1986 $340,000,000 $126,498,935
1987 $375,555,556 $139,464,174
1988 $429,629,630 $158,351,368
1989 $486,666,667 $154,013,202
1990 $579,629,630 $168,879,207
1991 $613,703,704 $201,334,169
1992 $674,074,074 $209,088,825
1993 $684,814,815 $200,491,853
1994 $713,703,704 $233,701,301
1995 $762,962,963 $249,333,250
1996 $788,888,889 $261,370,044
1997 $805,925,926 $272,771,209
1998 $877,407,407 $262,293,411
1999 $921,851,852 $268,006,973
2000 $932,592,593 $272,014,628
2001 $892,592,593 $257,926,882
2002 $900,000,000 $262,596,536
2003 $987,407,407 $314,471,413
2004 $1,066,666,667 $364,996,869
2005 $1,135,555,556 $394,962,433
2006 $1,268,319,185 $439,358,587
2007 $1,336,088,815 $516,392,923
2008 $1,437,731,111 $590,748,429
2009 $1,401,507,889 $592,622,319
2010 $1,482,385,185 $670,712,980
2011 $1,568,370,370 $770,153,588
2012 $1,598,207,407 $747,839,698
2013 $1,660,392,593 $758,304,466
2014 $1,749,185,185 $773,717,011
2015 $1,807,640,741 $759,690,181
2016 $1,868,544,444 $804,323,577
2017 $1,998,503,704 $880,043,284
2018 $2,060,955,556 $914,727,908
2019 $2,095,344,444 $936,526,268
2020 $1,499,274,074 $909,421,044
2021 $1,867,185,185 $982,362,212
2022 $2,342,714,815 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,430,166,667 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,549,062,963 $1,161,251,868

Saint Lucia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Lucia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Saint Lucia Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 $1,428 $1,048
1981 $1,605 $962
1982 $1,489 $946
1983 $1,576 $947
1984 $1,979 $1,137
1985 $2,202 $1,012
1986 $2,591 $946
1987 $2,819 $1,017
1988 $3,182 $1,125
1989 $3,565 $1,067
1990 $4,205 $1,141
1991 $4,399 $1,326
1992 $4,760 $1,344
1993 $4,765 $1,257
1994 $4,892 $1,431
1995 $5,148 $1,492
1996 $5,244 $1,529
1997 $5,282 $1,562
1998 $5,673 $1,471
1999 $5,883 $1,472
2000 $5,880 $1,460
2001 $5,570 $1,350
2002 $5,568 $1,341
2003 $6,059 $1,567
2004 $6,495 $1,774
2005 $6,863 $1,874
2006 $7,611 $2,035
2007 $7,964 $2,334
2008 $8,517 $2,604
2009 $8,251 $2,546
2010 $8,674 $2,815
2011 $9,129 $3,163
2012 $9,260 $3,005
2013 $9,577 $2,980
2014 $10,045 $2,973
2015 $10,335 $2,855
2016 $10,638 $2,956
2017 $11,333 $3,160
2018 $11,643 $3,207
2019 $11,794 $3,207
2020 $8,411 $3,043
2021 $10,459 $3,212
2022 $13,104 $3,292
2023 $13,555 $3,515
2024 $14,182 $3,543

Saint Lucia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Lucia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Lucia Vanuatu
1950 48.3 43.9
1951 49.8 42.2
1952 52.4 45.3
1953 53.2 45.8
1954 54.5 46.5
1955 55.4 47.1
1956 55.9 47.7
1957 55.9 48.2
1958 56.6 48.7
1959 57.3 49.3
1960 57.9 49.8
1961 59.1 50.4
1962 59.9 50.9
1963 60.5 51.5
1964 61.3 52
1965 61.9 52.5
1966 62.5 53.1
1967 63.2 53.7
1968 63.7 54.2
1969 64 54.8
1970 64.3 55.3
1971 64.5 55.9
1972 64.6 56.4
1973 64.6 57
1974 65.4 57.6
1975 65.9 58.1
1976 66.2 58.7
1977 67 59.2
1978 67.4 59.9
1979 67.4 60.9
1980 67.8 61.3
1981 68.7 61.9
1982 69 62.5
1983 70 63.1
1984 70.5 63.5
1985 70.3 63.9
1986 70.2 64.6
1987 69.7 64.4
1988 69.7 65.7
1989 70 66
1990 70 66.7
1991 70.3 67.1
1992 70.7 67.4
1993 71 67.7
1994 71.1 68
1995 71.2 68.1
1996 71 68.2
1997 70.8 68.3
1998 70.7 68.4
1999 70.7 67.9
2000 70.8 68.6
2001 71.4 68.7
2002 71.7 68.8
2003 72.2 68.9
2004 72.5 69
2005 72.5 69.2
2006 72.8 69.1
2007 72.9 69.1
2008 73 69.3
2009 72.9 69.4
2010 72.8 69.6
2011 73 69.7
2012 72.9 69.9
2013 72.7 70
2014 72.7 70
2015 72.9 70.2
2016 72.6 70.4
2017 72.5 70.5
2018 72.7 70.6
2019 72.2 70.8
2020 72.3 70.4
2021 69.1 70
2022 72.7 71.3
2023 72.7 71.5
2024 72.8 71.7
2025 73 71.8

Saint Lucia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Lucia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Saint Lucia Vanuatu
1960 92,585 64,431
1961 93,490 66,264
1962 94,505 68,174
1963 95,519 70,159
1964 96,505 72,219
1965 97,493 74,358
1966 98,463 76,590
1967 99,504 78,921
1968 100,675 81,314
1969 101,879 83,755
1970 103,165 86,266
1971 104,564 88,862
1972 106,002 91,562
1973 107,498 94,362
1974 109,076 97,260
1975 110,725 100,269
1976 112,425 103,388
1977 114,135 106,618
1978 115,834 109,963
1979 117,528 113,040
1980 119,290 115,660
1981 121,166 118,249
1982 123,087 121,035
1983 125,044 123,998
1984 127,067 127,109
1985 129,159 130,356
1986 131,239 133,720
1987 133,227 137,187
1988 135,000 140,756
1989 136,512 144,393
1990 137,857 148,063
1991 139,520 151,793
1992 141,617 155,608
1993 143,726 159,463
1994 145,890 163,314
1995 148,208 167,137
1996 150,436 170,911
1997 152,569 174,626
1998 154,677 178,313
1999 156,702 182,048
2000 158,616 186,281
2001 160,237 191,031
2002 161,641 195,863
2003 162,976 200,746
2004 164,239 205,711
2005 165,450 210,760
2006 166,639 215,923
2007 167,758 221,276
2008 168,808 226,896
2009 169,869 232,731
2010 170,906 238,248
2011 171,801 243,474
2012 172,587 248,883
2013 173,369 254,482
2014 174,138 260,240
2015 174,905 266,101
2016 175,646 272,087
2017 176,342 278,507
2018 177,017 285,259
2019 177,661 291,985
2020 178,250 298,858
2021 178,522 305,868
2022 178,781 313,046
2023 179,285 320,409
2024 179,744 327,777

Fertility rates in Saint Lucia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Saint Lucia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Saint Lucia Vanuatu
1960 6.77 6.78
1961 6.84 6.73
1962 6.82 6.67
1963 6.72 6.62
1964 6.76 6.57
1965 6.69 6.52
1966 6.61 6.51
1967 6.51 6.51
1968 6.39 6.46
1969 6.25 6.41
1970 6.1 6.35
1971 5.95 6.29
1972 5.81 6.23
1973 5.69 6.15
1974 5.57 6.06
1975 5.36 5.98
1976 5.16 5.89
1977 4.97 5.81
1978 4.83 5.77
1979 4.58 5.73
1980 4.41 5.69
1981 4.28 5.65
1982 4.17 5.6
1983 4.08 5.55
1984 4.02 5.49
1985 3.97 5.43
1986 3.8 5.38
1987 3.61 5.33
1988 3.44 5.27
1989 3.31 5.21
1990 3.24 5.17
1991 3.19 5.13
1992 3.11 5.09
1993 3 5.02
1994 3.03 4.94
1995 3.03 4.85
1996 2.71 4.75
1997 2.74 4.66
1998 2.4 4.6
1999 2.5 4.56
2000 2.21 4.54
2001 2.13 4.5
2002 2.03 4.38
2003 1.94 4.29
2004 1.86 4.21
2005 1.81 4.13
2006 1.77 4.1
2007 1.7 4.12
2008 1.7 4.16
2009 1.74 4.16
2010 1.67 4.13
2011 1.5 4.09
2012 1.5 4.06
2013 1.5 4.04
2014 1.49 4
2015 1.47 3.95
2016 1.46 3.92
2017 1.45 3.88
2018 1.44 3.83
2019 1.42 3.79
2020 1.41 3.74
2021 1.4 3.7
2022 1.39 3.65
2023 1.38 3.6

Saint Lucia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Saint Lucia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Saint Lucia Vanuatu
1960 16.5 17.7
1961 16 17.6
1962 15.5 17.5
1963 15.2 17.4
1964 15 17.3
1965 14.8 17.2
1966 14.9 17.1
1967 15 17.1
1968 15.1 17
1969 15 17
1970 14.9 17
1971 14.9 17
1972 14.9 17
1973 14.9 17
1974 15 17.1
1975 15.2 17.1
1976 15.4 17.1
1977 15.8 17.2
1978 16.3 17.3
1979 16.8 17.5
1980 17.1 17.6
1981 17.2 17.7
1982 17.3 17.7
1983 17.5 17.7
1984 17.6 17.7
1985 17.7 17.7
1986 17.8 17.8
1987 18 17.8
1988 18.4 17.8
1989 19.2 17.8
1990 19.9 17.8
1991 20.3 17.9
1992 20.5 17.8
1993 20.7 17.7
1994 20.9 17.7
1995 21.2 17.8
1996 21.4 18
1997 21.7 18
1998 22.2 18
1999 23 18
2000 23.8 18.2
2001 24.3 18.5
2002 24.7 18.7
2003 25 18.9
2004 25.4 19.2
2005 25.8 19.4
2006 26.2 19.6
2007 26.9 19.9
2008 27.9 20.1
2009 28.7 20.3
2010 29.3 20.5
2011 29.7 20.6
2012 30.2 20.8
2013 30.6 20.9
2014 31.1 21
2015 31.5 21.1
2016 31.9 21.1
2017 32.3 21.2
2018 32.8 21.2
2019 33.2 21.2
2020 33.6 21.2
2021 34 21.2
2022 34.3 21.2
2023 34.8 21.2
2024 35.2 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Saint Lucia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.3B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.85%
2024
7.58%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.15%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.1%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.9%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.75%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
67
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2015
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2015
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$406M
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$65M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
432,500
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.8%
2018
50.4%
2020

Energy

Saint Lucia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
763 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.3 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.65 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
9.7%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.54%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Saint Lucia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-7
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
19.3%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.43 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.1
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
50
2024
Homicides per 100K people
36.7
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.1%
2001
88%
2023
English speaking
43%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
70.1%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Saint Lucia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$645
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.7
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.4%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2017
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
44
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.5
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
34.2%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.28 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Lucia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0004%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,310 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.4 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
80.2 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
752 mi
2011
665 mi
2000

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