Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Jersey, you would:
Economy
make 18.9% less money
Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.
be 21.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 18.6% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 10.7% fewer children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 69.3 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.