Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 81.2% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 61.8% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 8.8 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 37.8% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 15.6 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 30.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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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