Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Guernsey, you would:

Health

live 19.0 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 55.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 12.5 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guernsey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, 40% of the population do as of 2023.

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be 65.6% less likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 7.0 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this

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Guernsey is about 463 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau.
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Guinea-Bissau: At a glance

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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