Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 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
make 30.9 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 95.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 91.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 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 64.9% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
be 67.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guernsey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 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 Madagascar? See an in-depth size comparison.