Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Guernsey, you would:
Economy
be 45.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 13.9% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
Life
have 29.9% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 302.7 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.