Canada vs Saint Lucia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Saint Lucia: Canada leads on Total net-migration (406,486 persons) against Saint Lucia (-21.90 persons); Canada leads on Agricultural land (559,598 sq. km) against Saint Lucia (99.40 sq. km); Saint Lucia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (102,400) against Canada (22.87). Across 104 compared metrics, Canada wins on 63 and Saint Lucia wins on 30.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %70.08 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 74% (2022 est.)
Radios32.3111,000
Televisions21.532,000
Waterways3,000none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $27.14M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $3.20B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %6.5 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %8.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.673.9
Electricity Consumption522.2343.2
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2399
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables121
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.589,000
Electricity Production649.6369
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita47.52 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.951.2
Gross Fixed Investment22.121.1
Gross National Saving20.819.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %-0.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption124.40
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.10
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.060
Oil Consumption2.213,000
Oil Exports1.930
Oil Imports1.092,692
Oil Production3.480
Oil Proved Reserves175.20
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people25 people
Public Debt61.369.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.453,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.120
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7003,113
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.010
Remittances02.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.56.4
Taxes and Other Revenues13.818.2
Unemployment Rate6.5 %11 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M19,863.03
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85605,000
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiamost of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9300

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %19.41 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43294.02
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km99.4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km158 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant14.39 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04530

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %67.06 %
Administrative Divisions1010
Independence122
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.9667.9
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.711.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %44 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %19.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA<1,000 (2018)
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.8

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %53.71 %
Human Capital Index0.820.64
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years77.97 years
Median age of population40.75 years35.03 years
Population Change437,571 persons563.7 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km293.12 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons180,554.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %11.17 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA55.5 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %8.41 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons48,394 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87102,400
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people22,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09171.95
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %76.52 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km4.23 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.25 %
Population living in slums1.2 %-0.43 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons1,378.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %60.78 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.37 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-21.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births15.87 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇨 Saint LuciaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.961.76
Airports1,4592
Civil Air Travel636no major transport aircraft

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