Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 2.5 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 44.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 84.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 19.2% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.1% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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 Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.