Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 3.6 times more money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 95.4% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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 Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.