Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 15.7 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 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 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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 62.5% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 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 76.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 33.5% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
Compare further: Namibia vs. Guernsey
Guernsey: At a glance
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