Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Guernsey, you would:
Economy
make 20.0% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 19.6% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 97.1 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.