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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern and southern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.5
- Economy 4.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Castries
- Population
- 184,100 inh.
- Area
- 616 km²
- Currency
- XCD
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Charles III
Head of Government
Philip Pierre
Parliament
Assemblée de Sainte-Lucie
17 seats
Sénat
11 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
14,746 $
Growth
-0.6 %
Inflation
2.0 %
Unemployment
9.5 %
Life expectancy
72.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF
Freedoms (Freedom House)
91/100
Corruption (CPI)
59/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
1 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 42% Bananes + bières
Top imports
- 24% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
34%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
48%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
47%
-
GBR
50%
-
FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
36%
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CHN
51%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-12-01
Saint Lucia Labour Party 14 seats, United Workers Party 1 (of 17) · turnout 48.5%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.748/1
Refugees hosted
5
Refugees originating
199
National anthem
Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,159 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,016, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)