If you lived in Singapore instead of Jersey, you would:

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 65.0% more money

Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

Life

be 59.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 27.1% fewer children

In Jersey, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Jersey, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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