Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Timor-Leste, 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 17.7 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
Life
be 88.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 59.9% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 41.4% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jersey, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.1% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.