Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 47.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Switzerland, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.

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Life

have 20.8% more children

In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Jersey is 15.6% cheaper than Switzerland overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Switzerland is about 356 times bigger than Jersey.
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Jersey: At a glance

Jersey is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 116 sq km. Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
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