Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 68.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 51.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 26.1% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 13.5% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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