Quality of life comparison

live 24.5 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

make 30.9 times more money

Sierra Leone 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 88.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.

be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 68.5% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 6.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.

be 29.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guernsey, 94% of people do as of 2017.

see 87.6% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.