Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 16.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 6.4 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 88.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 86.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 50.4% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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 Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.