Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 65.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 71.8% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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