Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 16.4 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 97.0% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.4 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guernsey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Eritrea, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 98.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 38.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guernsey, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Eritrea, 58% of people do as of 2015.
Geography
see 44.7 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.