Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 15.5 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 20.2 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 47.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 63.1% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 58.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 63% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 91.8% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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 Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.