Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Burundi, you would:
Health
live 19.4 years longer
In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burundi, 0.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 89.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Burundi, approximately 30.5 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 70.8% fewer children
In Burundi, there are approximately 33.2 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 8.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burundi, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 10.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Burundi, approximately 8.6% 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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