Quality of life comparison
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 56.8% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.
be 85.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.
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
How big is Saint Lucia compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.