Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 16.9 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Afghanistan, 13.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 72.3% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2024). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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