Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of North Korea, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years longer
In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 76 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 68.9% more likely to be unemployed
In North Korea, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 74.7% less likely to die during infancy
In North Korea, approximately 13.3 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 24.6% fewer children
In North Korea, there are approximately 12.9 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 73.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In North Korea, approximately 58% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
North Korea has a total of 2,495 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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