Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Jersey, you would:
Economy
make 20.8% more money
Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 42.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
Life
have 16.5% fewer children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 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 Switzerland, about 94.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Switzerland: At a glance
How big is Switzerland compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.