Digital Adoption in Saint Lucia
68% internet use · 0.5255 e-government
This profile brings together internet use, financial inclusion and UN e-government indicators for Saint Lucia, with source years shown alongside each figure.
Internet and Connectivity
Internet use in Saint Lucia is reported at 68% for 2024. The indicator measures individuals using the internet rather than subscriptions.
Saint Lucia is compared only where the same indicator definition is available for the country, its region and the world. The source year is shown with each figure. For interpretation, avoid merging unlike measures rather than converting it into a different measure.
Saint Lucia shows an uneven but measurable digital-adoption profile. Internet use was 68% in 2024, and the UN ranked the country 133rd in its 2024 E-Government Development Index. For Saint Lucia, the figures above should be read with the source year shown on this page.
Only directly verified country values and observation years are shown for mobile-cellular, active mobile-broadband and fixed-broadband indicators. Missing observations are shown as unavailable.
| Connectivity indicator | Saint Lucia | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals using the internet | 68% | 2024 |
Digital Payments
Financial-inclusion indicators are shown separately from connectivity measures because they describe account ownership or payment use.
| Financial inclusion indicator | Saint Lucia | Year |
|---|
Data note:
Data note: Indicators are shown with their published reference years.
The financial-inclusion figures for Saint Lucia come from survey indicators and are kept separate from telecom subscription measures. Account ownership and payment use measure different aspects of digital participation.
Digital Government
Data note: When comparing Saint Lucia with regional or global figures, use the year printed beside each value because collection periods can differ.
| UN indicator | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|
| E-Government Development Index | 0.5255 |
| Global rank | 133 |
| Online Service Index | 0.3229 |
| Telecommunication Infrastructure Index | 0.6498 |
| Human Capital Index | 0.6037 |
| UN rating class | High, H1 |
Saint Lucia ranked 133rd worldwide in the 2024 UN E-Government Survey, with an EGDI score of 0.5255.
The component scores are not identical: online services were 0.3229, telecommunications infrastructure 0.6498, and human capital 0.6037. The reference year stays attached to the value.
The UN places Saint Lucia in the High, H1 rating class for 2024.
Saint Lucia vs. Region and World
National averages can hide differences by gender, income, age and location. The UN index is not treated as a general internet-penetration score.
National internet-use rate
2024Requires matching male and female observations
Not calculatedFor Saint Lucia, the national internet-use rate is verified, but this page does not calculate a gender gap without matching male and female observations from the same reference period. The reference year is shown with the value.
Key Takeaways
Data note: No missing Saint Lucia value is estimated on this page; an unavailable observation remains clearly identified until a comparable source is published.
| Indicator | Saint Lucia | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 68% (2024) | How widely people are online |
| EGDI | 0.5255 (2024) | Overall digital-government development |
| Online Service Index | 0.3229 (2024) | Strength of online public-service delivery |
| Telecommunication Infrastructure Index | 0.6498 (2024) | Infrastructure component used by the UN EGDI |
Latest verified internet-use observation
Latest verified observation: 68% of the population used the internet in 2024.
What the numbers say about Saint Lucia
What the numbers say about Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia shows an uneven but measurable digital-adoption profile. Internet use was 68% in 2024, and the UN ranked the country 133rd in its 2024 E-Government Development Index.
The UN components add useful detail. Each dataset is shown with its own reference year.
For the country comparison, an unavailable observation is left blank or marked N/A instead of being estimated for Saint Lucia.
How to read this page
Internet use is a people-based indicator: it records whether residents used the internet during the source reference period. It is different from household broadband coverage. Subscription counts are not the same as unique users.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the internet use figure show for Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia's internet-use figure shown here is 68% for 2024. The percentage measures people using the internet, not subscriptions. The source year is shown with the figure.
What does the e-government figure show for Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia's 2024 UN E-Government Development Index score is 0.5255. EGDI combines online services, telecommunications infrastructure and human capital; it is not an internet-use rate.
What does the global egdi rank figure show for Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia ranked 133 of 193 UN member states in the 2024 UN E-Government Survey. The ranking measures digital-government development, not internet use.
Sources & methodology
For the country comparison, Saint Lucia is compared only where the same indicator definition is available for the country, its region and the world. For interpretation, separate survey measures from network counts before comparing it with another section.
Figures follow the precision reported in the source table.View sources used for this page
Internet-use data. World Bank World Development Indicators republishes the ITU telecom series. Internet data for Saint Lucia
Financial inclusion and account-ownership data where directly verified. Account ownership data
EGDI rank, score, rating class and component indices. UN E-Government Survey 2024