Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 14.5 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 42.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 88.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 30.2 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 71.5% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 34.0 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 50% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 89.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 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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