Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Rhode Island, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 26.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2023), OECD Regional Demography (2020), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). How we calculate this