This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for France and Saint Lucia. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
General information
| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | Caribbean |
| Area: | 549,087 km² | 620 km² |
| National language: | French | English |
| Government form: | Semi-presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) |
| Independent since: | 843 AD | 1979 AD |
| Capital: | Paris | Castries |
Population
Details for France and Saint Lucia| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 67,750,000 | 179,651 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 123.4 | 289.8 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 70 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 77 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.7 years | Ø 36.9 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.90 ‰ | 11.67 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 9.90 ‰ | 8.21 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.06 ‰ | -1.09 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 74 | 71 |
| Civil rights: | 85 | 65 |
| Health: | 92 | 60 |
| Cost of Living: | 30 | 43 |
| Popularity: | 71 | 24 |
Economy
Details for France and Saint Lucia| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | East Caribbean dollar (1 XCD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 7.9 % | 19.5 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.64 % | 2.41 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 96.23 % | 71.77 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 60.70 % | 34.70 % |
| Average income: | 44,160 US$ | 9,520 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 28 (good) | 45 (moderate) |
| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | LCA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 2,957,880 M US$ | 43.66 M US$ | 1,691 M US$ | 9.41 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 2,991,553 M US$ | 44.16 M US$ | 1,710 M US$ | 9.52 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 920,864 M US$ | 13.59 M US$ | 891 M US$ | 4.96 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 957,717 M US$ | 14.14 M US$ | 846 M US$ | 4.71 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | LCA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,053,215 km | 15.55 km | 1,210 km | 6.74 km |
| Passenger airports: | 61 | 0.0009 | 2 | 0.0111 |
Energy balance
Details for France and Saint Lucia| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | LCA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 450.80 bn kWh | 6.65 m kWh | 343.20 m kWh | 1.91 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 529.10 bn kWh | 7.81 m kWh | 369.00 m kWh | 2.05 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 61.41 bn kWh | 906,425.59 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 19.90 bn kWh | 293,728.53 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 300.52 m t | 4,435.74 t | 540,000.00 t | 3,005.83 t |
Telecommunication
Details for France and Saint Lucia| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +33 | +1-758 |
| Internet domain: | .fr | .lc |
| FRA total | FRA per 1000 inh. | LCA total | LCA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 37,759,000 | 557 | 38,000 | 212 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 72,751,000 | 1074 | 203,000 | 1130 |
| Internet server: | 17,266,000 | 255 | 100 | 1 |
| Internet users: | 58,329,375 | 861 | 95,754 | 533 |
| Broadband Internet: | 30,627,000 | 452 | 33,000 | 184 |
Healthcare system
Details for France and Saint Lucia| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 5.91 | 1.30 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.23 | 0.11 |
| Diabetes: | 4.8 % | 11.6 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.08 ‰ | 0.02 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 37.0 % | 75.0 % |
Native languages
| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| French: | 93.6 % | n/a |
| Creole-French: | n/a | 80.0 % |
| English: | n/a | 20.0 % |
| Arabic: | 2.5 % | n/a |
| Portuguese: | 1.2 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.5 % | 0.0 % |
Religions
| France | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 64.0 % | 90.4 % |
| Nondenominational: | 24.0 % | 5.9 % |
| Islam: | 8.0 % | n/a |
| Rastafari: | n/a | 1.9 % |
| Jewry: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| Buddhism: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| other: | 2.7 % | 1.8 % |