Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Guernsey, you would:
Economy
make 26.7% more money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
be 40.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 29.9% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% more likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.4 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.