Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 19.4 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 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 11.8 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 63.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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 64.8% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 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 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
be 19.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 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 Cameroon? See an in-depth size comparison.