Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 22.6 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 91.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 47.9% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Jersey, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 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 Yemen? See an in-depth size comparison.