Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 15.9 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 97.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 69.1% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 95.3% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.