Guatemala vs Saint Lucia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Guatemala
72.6 years
in 2023
Saint Lucia
72.7 years
in 2023
Guatemala rank
145th
Saint Lucia rank
144th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Guatemala
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 72.7 years against 72.6 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 145th and Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.6 years | 53.93 years | 13.34 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 46.98 years | 61.41 years | 14.44 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 52.51 years | 65.72 years | 13.21 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 58.03 years | 69.59 years | 11.57 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 70.75 years | 7.03 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 68.42 years | 72.26 years | 3.84 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 70.96 years | 72.69 years | 1.73 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 70.41 years | 71.7 years | 1.29 years | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Guatemala or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 72.7 years against 72.6 years in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Guatemala and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Saint Lucia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guatemala ranks 145th and Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.