Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 80.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 34.5% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 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 12.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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