Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 17.2 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 91.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Jersey, that number is 4.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 60.6% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.