Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 21.0 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.3 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 40.0% less coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.

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

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Guernsey is about 3.7 times bigger than Nauru.
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Nauru: At a glance

Nauru is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 21 sq km. The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
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