Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 17.5 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 87.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 62.6% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 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 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.7% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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