Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 64.5% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 11.6% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 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 14.8% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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 Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.