Quality of life comparison

live 17.4 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 11.3 times more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.

be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.

be 92.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 55.8% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jersey, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 10.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.

see 90.7% less coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.