Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 3.1 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 45.9% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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 Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.