Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 24.6 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 86.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 38.3% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jersey, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jersey: At a glance
How big is Jersey compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.