Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 54.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 44.6% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 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 Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.