Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 18.9 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 17.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 73.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 41.3% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 40.9% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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 Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.