Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 73.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 22.6% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 33.0% fewer children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.6% more likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 99.3 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Spain

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Spain is 38.7% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 6,479 times smaller than Spain.
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Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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