Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 88.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 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 44.0% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.1% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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