Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 16.1 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 96.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 89.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 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 41.1% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 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 30.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 77% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 96.8% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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