Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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Life

be 34.5% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.7% fewer children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3.9 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Singapore is 13.3% more expensive than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 9 times smaller than Singapore.
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Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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