Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 27.4 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Chad, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 71.8% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 7.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2024). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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