The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Jersey: no data
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 69 times as long as Jersey’s
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Jersey: 70 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 4,674 m above Jersey’s
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Jersey: 136 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
France: 52.8% (2024) · Jersey: no data
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Jersey: no data
How crowded is it?
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Jersey: no data
How tall are the men?
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Jersey: no data
How tall are the women?
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Jersey: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Jersey is 1.3 years older than in France
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Jersey: 43.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many people are 65 or older?
France: 22.5% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How many refugees does it host?
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Jersey: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France: 9.5 (2026) · Jersey: no data
How many official languages?
Jersey has 3 official languages, France 1
France: 1 (2026) · Jersey: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much is produced per person?
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Jersey: no data
How evenly is income shared?
France: 31.8 (2023) · Jersey: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
France: 0.1% (2023) · Jersey: no data
How many people are looking for work?
France: 7.5% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much goes to the military?
France: 2% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France: 22.8% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How expensive is it?
France: 77% (2025) · Jersey: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France: $5,327 (2024) · Jersey: no data
How long do people live?
France: 83 years (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many doctors are there?
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Jersey: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Jersey: no data
How common is suicide?
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Jersey: no data
How common is obesity?
France: 12.5% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many adults smoke?
France: 33.6% (2024) · Jersey: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
France: 6.59 (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much do people drink?
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Jersey: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Jersey: no data
How much food is there per day?
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Jersey: no data
How long do people work?
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Jersey: no data
How long do people go to school?
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Jersey: no data
How many tourists visit?
France: 1.35 (2019) · Jersey: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
France: 56 (2026) · Jersey: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Jersey: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
France: 89% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 2 times as fast as in Jersey
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Jersey: 231 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
France: 100% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many live in cities?
France: 79% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How many phones per person?
France: 117 (2023) · Jersey: no data
How much railway is there?
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Jersey: no data
How much do they fly?
France: 0.94 (2023) · Jersey: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
France: 32.9% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
France: 4 t (2024) · Jersey: no data
How green is the power grid?
France: 26.1% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in France carries 10% more fine dust than in Jersey
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Jersey: 8.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Jersey: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Jersey: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jersey: no data
How much rain falls?
France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jersey: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
