Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 10.7 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 79.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 24.9% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jersey, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jersey: At a glance
How big is Jersey compared to Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.