Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 55.6% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 72.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 38.6% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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.
Geography
see 63.7% less coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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 Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.