Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Jersey, you would:
Economy
make 10.4% less money
Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 69.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 40.6% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 12.7% fewer children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Jersey, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.0 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.