Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 23.9 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 35.4 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 84.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 94.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 60.4% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 7.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
be 29.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Jersey, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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 Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.