Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 81.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 58.1% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 85.8% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 74.1% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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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