Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 33.6% more 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do 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 United States, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 284.6 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
How big is United States compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.