Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 21.9 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 10.7 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 92.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 71.5% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guernsey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 94.1% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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 Nigeria? See an in-depth size comparison.