Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 57.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Jersey, approximately 3.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Jersey, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 71.0 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.