Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Colombia instead of Guernsey, you would:

Health

live 5.3 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 38.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Colombia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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Life

have 36.6% more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Colombia, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Colombia, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 64.2 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Colombia

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Colombia is 47.9% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 14,601 times smaller than Colombia.
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Colombia: At a glance

Colombia is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,038,700 sq km. Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A nearly five-decade long conflict between government forces and anti-government insurgent groups, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) heavily funded by the drug trade, escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former paramilitaries had demobilized by the end of 2006 and the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia as a formal organization had ceased to function. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, emerging criminal groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. The insurgents lack the military or popular support necessary to overthrow the government, but continue attacks against civilians. Large areas of the countryside are under guerrilla influence or are contested by security forces. In November 2012, the Colombian Government started formal peace negotiations with the FARC aimed at reaching a definitive bilateral ceasefire and incorporating demobilized FARC members into mainstream society and politics. The Colombian Government has stepped up efforts to reassert government control throughout the country, and now has a presence in every one of its administrative departments. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties.
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