Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.1 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 96.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 54.8% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guernsey: At a glance
How big is Guernsey compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.