Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 22.3 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 70.9% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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