Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 2.2 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 28.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 53.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 13.0% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 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 12.0% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.6% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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 Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.