Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 15.6 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.9 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
Life
be 91.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 66.1% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.5% less coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guernsey: At a glance
How big is Guernsey compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.