Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 13.4% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 47.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 30.2% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jersey, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.0% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.