Maldives or Saint Lucia: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Maldives wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Maldives 1:0
- Costs and work: Saint Lucia 0:1
- Climate and health: Maldives 6:1
- Law and institutions: Saint Lucia 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Maldives
Indicator
Saint Lucia
Safety and trust
Better: Maldives (1 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓0.6 per 100,000 residents
201998% lower
✗39.0 per 100,000 residents
20236197% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
21%
2022
no data
Costs and work
Better: Saint Lucia (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
$28,555
2025almost equal
✓$28,674
2025almost equal
Climate and health
Better: Maldives (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓81.3 years
202412% higher
✗72.8 years
202410% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓79.9 years
202415% higher
✗69.5 years
202413% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓83.0 years
20248% higher
✗76.5 years
20248% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓83.0 years
20239% higher
✗76.4 years
20238% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.53%
20241% higher
✗98.42%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.46%
20241% higher
✗98.28%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗11.2 µg/m³ per year
20238% higher
✓10.4 µg/m³ per year
20237% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Saint Lucia (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.01 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.57 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.33 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.49 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Maldives, Saint Lucia.