Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Guernsey, you would:

Health

live 21.3 years less

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

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Economy

be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 16.2 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 54.6 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 64.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guernsey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 36% of the population do as of 2023.

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be 71.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 8.0 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.

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

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Sierra Leone

Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Sierra Leone is 54.7% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 920 times smaller than Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone: At a glance

Sierra Leone is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 71,620 sq km. Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about a third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, is increasingly developing as a guarantor of the country's stability. The armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007 and 2012 national elections, and over the past year have deployed over 850 peacekeepers in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). As of January 2014, Sierra Leone also fielded 122 staff for five UN peacekeeping missions. In March 2014, the closure of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) marked the end of more than 15 years of peacekeeping and political operations in Sierra Leone. The government's priorities include furthering development, creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption.
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