Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 2.7 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 40.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 23.2% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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 Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.