Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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
be 64.7% more likely to be unemployed
In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 25.1% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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Jersey: At a glance
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