Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 6.9 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 18.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 87.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 29.5% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 87.9% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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 Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.