This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Jersey and United States. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on energy, transport, airports, public holidays, sun position, timezones and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Northern Europe | North America |
| Area: | 120 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | English | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (autonomous Crown dependency of the UK) | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Saint Helier | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 102,146 | 331,894,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 854.1 | 33.8 |
| Average age: | Ø 37.5 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Migrationrate: | 1.76 ‰ | 3.02 ‰ |
Economy
| Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Jersey Sterling Pound (1 JEP = 100 Penny) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.0 % | 5.5 % |
| JEY: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. |
|---|
Infrastructure
Details for Jersey and the United States| JEY: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 576 km | 5.64 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.85 km |
| Harbours: | 14 | 0.1371 | 3,627 | 0.0109 |
| Passenger airports: | 1 | 0.0098 | 436 | 0.0013 |
Energy balance
Details for Jersey and the United States| JEY: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 630.10 m kWh | 6.17 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.76 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,211.16 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 219,106.27 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 450,000.00 t | 4,405.46 t | 4.82 bn t | 14,515.85 t |
Telecommunication
| Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +44 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .je | .us |
| JEY total | JEY per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 48,310 | 473 | 101,526,000 | 306 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 124,262 | 1217 | 351,477,000 | 1059 |
| Internet server: | 264 | 3 | 505,000,000 | 1522 |
| Internet users: | 44,198 | 433 | 301,691,414 | 909 |
Native languages
| Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | 94.5 % | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Portuguese: | 4.6 % | 0.2 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 0.9 % | 2.6 % |