This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Spain and Jersey. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General information
| Spain | Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | Northern Europe |
| Area: | 505,935 km² | 120 km² |
| Official language: | Spanish | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary democracy (autonomous Crown dependency of the UK) |
| Capital: | Madrid | Saint Helier |
Population
| Spain | Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 47,416,000 | 102,146 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 93.7 | 854.1 |
| Average age: | Ø 43.9 years | Ø 37.5 years |
| Migrationrate: | 4.23 ‰ | 1.50 ‰ |
Economy
| Spain | Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Jersey Sterling pound (1 JEP =100 Penny) |
| Unemployment rate: | 13.0 % | 4.0 % |
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | JEY: total | per 1000 inh. |
|---|
Infrastructure
Details for Spain and Jersey| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | JEY: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 683,175 km | 14.41 km | 576 km | 5.64 km |
| Harbours: | 478 | 0.0101 | 14 | 0.1371 |
| Passenger airports: | 42 | 0.0009 | 1 | 0.0098 |
Telecommunication
| Spain | Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +34 | +44-1534 |
| Internet domain: | .es | .je |
| ESP total | ESP per 1000 inh. | JEY total | JEY per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 19,075,931 | 402 | 48,310 | 473 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 56,805,348 | 1198 | 124,262 | 1217 |
| Internet server: | 4,228,000 | 89 | 264 | 3 |
| Internet users: | 44,522,214 | 939 | 96,038 | 940 |
Native languages
| Spain | Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 94.5 % |
| Spanish: | 74.0 % | n/a |
| Catalan: | 17.0 % | n/a |
| Galician: | 7.0 % | n/a |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 4.6 % |
| Basque: | 2.0 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.0 % | 0.9 % |