Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 13.7 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 86.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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 58.2% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 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 34.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 54.7% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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