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Better Life Index 2025
On 25 March 2025 Statistics Jersey published the Jersey Better Life Index 2025. This uses a standard methodology developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The introduction to the report explains the concept –
Over the last decade there has been a drive globally to move away from purely economic measures, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as the indicators of a nation’s well-being and progress. Approaches which draw on social and environmental, as well as economic, factors are now a common international objective. Importance is also placed on asking how individuals rate their own lives and surroundings, rather than purely focusing on objective measures of well-being.
In this context, by following the widely used “Better Life Index” framework developed by the OECD, Jersey’s well-being is measured and compared across 11 dimensions of well-being.
The summary of the report is reproduced below –
On a national level, Jersey:
- had an overall Better Life Index score of 6.4 out of 10 (unchanged), ranking 28th out of 41 nations
- placed below the United Kingdom and France, and slightly below the OECD average
- dropped two places in the overall ranking compared to 2023, driven by improvements in other nations (notably improvements by Poland and Lithuania)
- ranked in the top 10 for community, personal safety and health
- ranked bottom for civic engagement (based on voter turnout in the 2022 election)
On a regional level, Jersey:
- had an overall well-being score of 7. 1 (out of 10), ranking 141st out of 469 regions
- placed 6th out of 13 when compared with regions of the United Kingdom
- improved seven places in overall ranking compared to 2023
- ranked highest in safety, joint 1st out of 463 regions
- ranked lowest in civic engagement, 443rd out of 469 regions
