Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 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 50.0% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 46.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 41.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 32.6% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 87.6% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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 Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.