Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Finland instead of Jersey, you would:

Economy

be 58.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 36.1% fewer children

In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 17.9 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Finland is 39.0% cheaper than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 2,915 times smaller than Finland.
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Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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