Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 44.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Life
have 60.8% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 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 El Salvador, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
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El Salvador: At a glance
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