Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 22.3 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 92.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 45.2 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 71.0% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 33.4 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 58.7% less coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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