Jersey vs United States: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Jersey
79.71 years
in 2023
United States
79.3 years
in 2023
Jersey rank
59th
United States rank
63rd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Jersey
- United States
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 79.71 years against 79.3 years in United States, a difference of 0.41 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jersey ahead.
Jersey ranks 59th and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jersey averaged higher in 6 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.1 years | 69.1 years | 0.9926 years | Jersey |
| 1960s | 71 years | 70.2 years | 0.7981 years | Jersey |
| 1970s | 71.73 years | 72.22 years | 0.4895 years | United States |
| 1980s | 74.44 years | 74.57 years | 0.1337 years | United States |
| 1990s | 77.18 years | 75.98 years | 1.2 years | Jersey |
| 2000s | 79.49 years | 77.54 years | 1.95 years | Jersey |
| 2010s | 80.43 years | 78.77 years | 1.66 years | Jersey |
| 2020s | 79.55 years | 77.67 years | 1.88 years | Jersey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Jersey or United States?
- Jersey, at 79.71 years against 79.3 years in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Jersey and United States?
- 0.41 years, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jersey and United States rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Jersey ranks 59th and United States ranks 63rd 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.