Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 21.9 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 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 71.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Burkina Faso, approximately 43.6 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 69.0% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 31.3 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 4.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 28.2% 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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