Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 80.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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 52.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 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 14.2% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 20.7% more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
Compare further: Iraq vs. Jersey
Jersey: At a glance
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