Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
live 15.0 years longer
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 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.
Economy
be 80.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 88.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 34.5 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 61.2% fewer children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 31.5 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 80.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% 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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