Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 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 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 82.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 23.2% fewer children
In Philippines, 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 38.3% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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
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