Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Iceland, you would:
Economy
make 21.1% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 68.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 23.0% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.4% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.