The duel
World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Jersey: no data · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 6.3 times as long as Jersey’s.
Jersey: 70 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,199 m above Jersey’s.
Jersey: 136 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Jersey: no data · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Jersey: no data · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Jersey: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Jersey: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Jersey is 12 years older than in the median country.
Jersey: 43.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Jersey: no data · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Jersey: no data · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Jersey: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Jersey has 3 official languages, the median country 1.
Jersey: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Jersey: no data · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Jersey: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Jersey: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Jersey: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Jersey: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Jersey: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Jersey: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
Jersey: no data · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Jersey: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Jersey: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Jersey: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Jersey: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Jersey: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Jersey: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Jersey: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Jersey: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Jersey: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Jersey: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Jersey: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Jersey: no data · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Jersey: no data · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Jersey: no data · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Jersey: no data · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Jersey: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Jersey: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Jersey: no data · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Jersey: no data · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Jersey: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Jersey.
Jersey: 8.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Jersey: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Jersey: no data · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Jersey: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Jersey: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)