Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 75.6% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 30.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 11.7% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guernsey: At a glance
How big is Guernsey compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.