Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 21.2 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 15.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 65.6 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 70.5% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 41.4 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 5.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 20% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 15.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2024). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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