Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 45.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.

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Life

be 48.3% 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, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.8% fewer children

In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 46.0 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 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
Sweden is 39.8% cheaper than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 3,882 times smaller than Sweden.
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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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