Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 18.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 64.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 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 49.3% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 19.1 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 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 88% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 41.0% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
be 13.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have access to drinking water as of 2020. In Guernsey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2017–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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