Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Jersey, you would:

Health

live 15.5 years less

In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 64.7% more children

In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.9 times more 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 29.1% less likely to have internet access

In Jersey, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 5.3 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Marshall Islands is 34.9% cheaper than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 1.6 times smaller than Marshall Islands.
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Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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