Which has higher life expectancy, Jersey or Panama?

Jersey, at 79.71 years against 79.59 years in Panama as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Panama?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jersey vs Panama: Life expectancy

Jersey

79.71 years

in 2023

Panama

79.59 years

in 2023

Jersey rank

59th

Panama rank

61st

Life expectancy over time

Jersey
Panama

How they compare

Jersey currently reports 79.71 years against 79.59 years in Panama, a difference of 0.12 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Jersey has been ahead every year.

Jersey ranks 59th and Panama ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Jersey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jersey	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70.1 years	57.39 years	12.71 years	Jersey
1960s	71 years	62.13 years	8.87 years	Jersey
1970s	71.73 years	66.73 years	5 years	Jersey
1980s	74.44 years	70.28 years	4.16 years	Jersey
1990s	77.18 years	72.04 years	5.14 years	Jersey
2000s	79.49 years	74.93 years	4.56 years	Jersey
2010s	80.43 years	77.45 years	2.98 years	Jersey
2020s	79.55 years	78.06 years	1.49 years	Jersey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Jersey or Panama?: Jersey, at 79.71 years against 79.59 years in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Jersey and Panama?: 0.12 years, with Jersey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jersey and Panama rank globally for life expectancy?: Jersey ranks 59th and Panama ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.