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Jersey vs United Kingdom

5 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Jersey; the dashed grey line is United Kingdom.

Country A · Jersey
Country B · United Kingdom

Water

Safely managed drinking water

Jersey: 92.8 % of population · 2024United Kingdom: 99.8 % of population · 2024
050100201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2021

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Jersey: 95.0 % of population · 2024United Kingdom: 97.8 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Kingdom

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Red List Index

Jersey: 0.95 index (1 = species safe) · 2024United Kingdom: 0.97 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020United Kingdomlow 1997

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Urban population

Jersey: 34.5 % living in cities · 2025United Kingdom: 83.3 % living in cities · 2025
0501960198020002020United Kingdomlow 1996

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Jersey: 8.10 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024United Kingdom: 8.80 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
051020002005201020152020United Kingdomlow 2020

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data