Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 9.4 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 38.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 35.1% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 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 19.2% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.