Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of France, you would:
Economy
make 14.4% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2022, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 11.0% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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 France? See an in-depth size comparison.