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 38.9% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
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 16.9% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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.