Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Guernsey, you would:

Health

live 4.3 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 71.2% less money

Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

Life

have 17.5% more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Saint Lucia: At a glance

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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