Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.6 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 15.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.3 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guernsey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2023.

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be 19.3% less likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 50.6 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Vanuatu

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Vanuatu is 6.2% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 156 times smaller than Vanuatu.
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Vanuatu: At a glance

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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