Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 26.9 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 70.8 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
Life
be 95.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 67.3% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 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 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 20.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Jersey, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
be 11.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.