Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 16.0 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In India, that number is 4.8% as of 2022.
make 86.5% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
Life
have 67.0% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.0 times more 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 140.0 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.