Jersey vs Sweden

Jersey

7.30 / 10

Sweden

7.15 / 10

Jersey leads overall

Score comparison table

DimensionJerseySweden
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.30 / 107.15 / 10
SafetyShield Index
9.1 / 108.2 / 10
Affordability Index
4.0 / 104.6 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.7 / 106.8 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
7.9 / 103.6 / 10
WiFi Index
8.6 / 108.6 / 10
Admin Ease Index
8.4 / 109.2 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.4 / 108.7 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.9 / 109.1 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
5.8 / 104.4 / 10
Banking Index
9.5 / 109.2 / 10
GeoStability Index
9.3 / 108.3 / 10
Justice & Order Index
8.7 / 109.0 / 10
Quality of Life Index
8.6 / 108.5 / 10
Open Society Index
8.5 / 109.1 / 10
Flight Index
4.8 / 105.7 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
8.9 / 109.3 / 10
English Index
9.4 / 107.9 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
9.2 / 109.0 / 10
AI Access Index
6.3 / 108.3 / 10
Economic Openness Index
8.8 / 108.4 / 10
Market Depth Index
4.7 / 107.3 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionJerseySweden
Corporate income tax
0%Ultra low
20.6%High
Corporate tax basis
Residence-based
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
20%Moderate
52.38%Very high
Personal tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Population105 k
10.6 M×101
Area120 km²
450,295 km²×3752
Population density871 /km²24 /km²
CapitalSt HelierStockholm
CurrencyGBP (Pound sterling)SEK (Swedish krona)
Main airportJER (Jersey Airport)ARN (Stockholm Arlanda Airport)
Phone code+44+46
Internet TLD.je.se

Visa access controls

Your access

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Passport power

Mobility strength of each country's passport, useful if you are weighing it as a future citizenship.

Jersey passport

183

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Sweden passport

85.93

LN Passport Index (#8)

175

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize tax freedom index, Jersey leads with 7.9 / 10 versus 3.6 / 10 for Sweden. On market depth index, Sweden is at 7.3 / 10 compared with 4.7 / 10 for Jersey.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose Jersey

  • Professionals who prioritize banking index (world-class banking access for expats)
  • Professionals who prioritize english index (exceptional english index)
  • Professionals who prioritize geostability index (exceptional geostability index)

Who should choose Sweden

  • Professionals who prioritize environmental quality index (exceptional environmental quality index)
  • Professionals who prioritize admin ease index (minimal day-to-day bureaucracy)
  • Professionals who prioritize banking index (world-class banking access for expats)

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Lucky Maillard, Founder of Lucky Nomads

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Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager

Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.

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