Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
live 19.0 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 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 82.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 92.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 42.2 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 59.0% fewer children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.6 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 15.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 36.6% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2024). How we calculate this
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