Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 45.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.

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Life

be 40.5% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 64.4 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2023), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Sweden

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Sweden is 34.8% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 5,773 times smaller than Sweden.
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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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