Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 36.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 9.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 13.5% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.0% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 68.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 68.4% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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