Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 17.0 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 89.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 31.3 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 60.1% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 24.3 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 4.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 20% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 18.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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