Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 13.7 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 84.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 57.5% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
be 81.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water as of 2016. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 96.9% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2017–2024), World Bank (2016–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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