Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 20.2 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 35.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 67.5% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 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 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% 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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