Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 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 89.3% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 20.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 42.2% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 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 54.3% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Jersey, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.9% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 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 Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.