Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Australia, you would:
Economy
make 11.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 62.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 11.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 20.5% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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 Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.