Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
make 18.5% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 52.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 27.6% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 31.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 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 Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.