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🇯🇲 Jamaica

JAM JM $ Jamaican dollar (JMD)

Every statistic we track for Jamaica — 97 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$13,897

#121 of 191

Life expectancy

75.5 yrs

#71 of 188

Happiness score

6.30

#49 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.68

#32 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 6.9 #111/153 2024
Current Account Balance -6% #149/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 156.4 #46/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #131/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.9% #142/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 23 #129/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 38.3 #141/191 2026
GDP per Capita 8,356 #101/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 7,482 #109/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 13,897 #121/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.2% #111/184 2019
Government Debt 65.8% #59/185 2026
Income per Person 7,535 #97/183 2018
Income per Person 7,535 #97/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 6.1% #36/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 10.5 #98/130 2023
Listed Companies 101 #39/70 2024
Real GDP Growth -1.2% #185/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #135/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 56.5% #21/70 2024
Stocks Traded 2.2% #38/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 20,019,224,153 #143/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.4 #187/217 2024
Median Age 33.3 #120/235 2026
Population 2.8 #141/229 2013
Population 2.8 #134/191 2026
Population Density 261.6 #59/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 2,642 #88/195 2025
Urban Population 58.9% #127/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 97.7% #147/214 2023
Internet Users 90.1% #55/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 105.8 #124/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 33.7% #36/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.4 #104/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.8 #82/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.8% #63/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 46.3% #18/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 18.3 #74/191 2023
Life Expectancy 75.5 #71/188 2013
Life Expectancy 76.2 #59/186 2020
Suicide Rate 1.7 #171/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 11.9% #126/167 2022
Undernourishment 7.7% #63/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 74 #89/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 5.7% #17/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.1 #66/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 377 #66/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 410 #53/79 2022
PISA Science Score 403 #62/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.8 #96/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 935 #95/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 12.6% #141/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #47/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #37/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.1 #86/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 44 #74/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 44 #72/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #25/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #31/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #27/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #147/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 80 #68/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #18/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #14/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.2 #83/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.9 #34/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #32/179 2025
Military Spending 1.4% #90/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #33/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.2 #134/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 77.3 #24/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #42/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.5 #59/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 75.9 #26/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 30.1 #11/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 17.8 #51/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.1 #94/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 3.8 #91/191 2025
World Risk Index 4 #99/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.3 #49/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #55/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.4 #94/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #113/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #125/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #105/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.6 #21/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #117/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 5.7% #127/151 2017
Individualism 39 #34/65 2010
Masculinity 68 #10/65 2010
Power Distance 45 #47/65 2010
Signed a Petition 2.1% #119/121 2017
Trust in government 4.5 #65/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.2 #99/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.8 #51/120 2017
Trust in the legal system 4.7 #93/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 13 #64/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.