Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Timor-Leste, 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 16.4 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 72.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 68.5% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.