Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Guernsey, you would:
Economy
make 23.4% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
Life
be 26.5% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 26.8% fewer children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.3 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Spain: At a glance
How big is Spain compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.