Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 23.7 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 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 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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 71.2% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 50% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2025). How we calculate this
Compare further: Somalia vs. Jersey
Jersey: At a glance
How big is Jersey compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.