Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 19.6% less 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 18.6% fewer children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 35.9 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Portugal

Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Portugal is 40.2% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 1,181 times smaller than Portugal.
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Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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