Europe · Northern Europe
Jersey
Jersey covers about 119 km² (46.0 mi²), the 223rd largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 119km²Area, main territory
- 103,000Population
- 0.00In Belgiums
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- Jersey
Facts
| Area, main territory | 119 km²46.0 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 118 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.00 |
| Capital | Saint Helier |
| Population | 103,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 867 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 49°N |
| In other languages | ジャージー 日本語 · 泽西岛 中文 · 저지섬 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#45 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Jersey
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 142,571× the size of Jersey.
- Jersey ranks 193rd of 237 by population but only 219th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large in area, so Jersey looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Jersey's main territory stretches about 11 km north to south and 17 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 118 km² agrees with our measured area of 119 km², to within 2%.
How Jersey measures up
Jersey holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 13th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 119 km² | 219th of 239 |
| Population | 103,000 | 193rd of 237 |
| Farthest north | 49.2°N | 24th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Jersey is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1 in 258 its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 2,047 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 3,003 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 3,136 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 4,600 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 26,455 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 71,139 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 79,323 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 142,571 its size |
Where Jersey sits
- Jersey's centre lies at 49.2°N, 2.1°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 5,470 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 49°N to 49°N, about 10 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11