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Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Kingston
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old71.6years
Ranks 142 of 217 in 2024
4% below world median · 5% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old17.8per 1,000 live births
Ranks 116 of 196 in 2024
19% above world median · 36% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old130per 100,000 live births
Ranks 139 of 194 in 2023
1.8× above world median · 1.4× above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2018 · 8 years old4.6% of under-5s
Ranks 5 of 48 in 2018
80% below world median · 46% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old7.60% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
20% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.35births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
29% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
1999 · 27 years old79.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 6 of 9 in 1999
11% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 9 countries reporting in 1999 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old97.3% gross
Ranks 84 of 134 in 2024
2% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old5.51% of GDP
Ranks 10 of 40 in 2024
29% above world median · 36% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old8,003current US$
Ranks 92 of 186 in 2025
about the same world median · 28% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old13,291international $
Ranks 117 of 185 in 2025
34% below world median · 43% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old1.4% of population
Ranks 45 of 81 in 2021
56% above world median · 55% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old39.9index, 0–100
Ranks 65 of 81 in 2021
17% above world median · 6% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.3% of labour force
Ranks 50 of 182 in 2025
35% below world median · 45% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old4.0% per year
Not ranked — no better end
32% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.27% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
20% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old97.7% of population
Ranks 143 of 215 in 2024
2% below world median · 2% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old90.1% of population
Ranks 55 of 182 in 2024
10% above world median · 13% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old2.84t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
11% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old2.8mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
57% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Jamaica has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.