Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guernsey instead of Norway, you would:

Economy

be 67.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.

make 17.5% less money

Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.

Life

be 45.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 20.1% fewer children

In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 13.4% less likely to have internet access

In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.8% less coastline

Norway has a total of 25,148 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

Guernsey is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 78 sq km. Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
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