Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.

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Life

be 45.7% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 71.0 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2023), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Iceland is 7.5% more expensive than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 888 times smaller than Iceland.
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Iceland: At a glance

Iceland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 100,250 sq km. Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards.
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