Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 18.8 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 29.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 54.8% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 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 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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 Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.