Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 2.4 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 84.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 23.3% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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 Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.