Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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
be 77.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
have 11.0% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 24.8% less coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 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 Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.