Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 12.9 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 59.6% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 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 47.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 68% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 60.3% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.