Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 28.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 67.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 23.1% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 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 27.8% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
How big is Jersey compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.