Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 83.8% more money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 60.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 69.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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 15.2% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 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 52.9% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jersey, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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 Bahamas? See an in-depth size comparison.