Jersey vs Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands is 53% larger than Jersey. Jersey would fit into Marshall Islands about 1.5 times.
JerseyMarshall IslandsJersey moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Jersey is 0.65× the area of Marshall Islands. Put the other way, Marshall Islands is 1.53× the size of Jersey.
 Jersey |  Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMarshall Islands: 1.53× the area | 118 km² | 181 km²#189 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationJersey: 2.85× the population | 103,2672021 | 36,282#190 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityJersey: 4.37× the density | 875 / km² | 200 / km²#50 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 79%#48 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 2.86 per woman#57 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −3.43%#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 20.1 per 1,000#71 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.1 per 1,000#97 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 33.9%#54 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 4.9%#126 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −46.8 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 67.1 years#152 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 22.7 per 1,000 births#63 of 191 · 2024 |
| University enrolment | — | 37.7%#94 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.733#107 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $9,710#81 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $308M2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $8,964#132 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.3%#124 of 187 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 2.1%#73 of 149 · 2019 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 35.5#68 of 149 · 2019 |
| Foreign investment | — | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 36.0% of GDP#82 of 168 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 66%#127 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 40 per 100#186 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 54% of land#40 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 0.00 t a year#183 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 12.2%#130 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 97.2%#122 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 4.1 µg/m³#189 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 16.1% of land#106 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 2.8% of land#152 of 190 · 2024 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.52#3 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.35#65 of 193 · 2025 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey) | Parliamentary republicmixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US |
| Capital | Saint Helier | Majuro |
| Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English, Jèrriais, Jersey Legal French | English, Marshallese |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC, summer time UTC+1 | UTC+12 |
| Calling code | +44 | +692 |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe | Micronesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Jersey sits at about 49° N and is stretched to 2.34× its true area; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Jersey looks so much bigger than it is next to Marshall Islands. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Jersey bigger than Marshall Islands?
- No. Jersey is 35% smaller than Marshall Islands. Jersey covers 118 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Jersey fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 1.5 times: Marshall Islands has 1.53× the area of Jersey.
- Why do Jersey and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jersey is drawn about 2.34× its true area there and Marshall Islands about 1.02×. That is why Jersey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Marshall Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Jersey or Marshall Islands?
- Jersey: 103,267 people against 36,282. Density: Jersey 875 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².
- What kind of government do Jersey and Marshall Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Jersey: dependent territory; Marshall Islands: parliamentary republic.