Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 57.2% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 88.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 23.9% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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 Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.