Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 69.5% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 63.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 35.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 57.7% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 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 47.4% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jersey, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.0% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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 Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.