Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 21.3 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 89.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 54.6 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 67.8% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 87.6% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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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