Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
live 13.0 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 20.2 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2022, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 70.2% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 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 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Guernsey, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
be 30.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guernsey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 96.5% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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 Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.