Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Jamaica
United States
Population
2.8M 141st
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$22.0B 127th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$7,754 112th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$12,690 126th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
-0.5% 195th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
10,990 km² 164th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
258.3 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.4 187th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
58.9% 129th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
8.2% 112th
17.9% 45th

Health

Jamaica
United States
Life Expectancy
71.5 yrs 143rd
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
18.3 123rd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
130.0 139th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$520 89th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
7.6% 71st
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.46 154th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.65 127th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Jamaica
United States
Unemployment Rate
3.2% 44th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
3.48 68th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
8.0%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
16.5%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
60.0%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
N/A
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
N/A
14.3%

Education & Society

Jamaica
United States
Literacy Rate
79.9% 114th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
5.5% 37th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
39.9 123rd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
1.4% 71st
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
49.4 192nd
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
27.4% 84th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
62.9% 31st
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.3% 106th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Jamaica
United States
Internet Users
89.5% 57th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
115.1 103rd
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
97.7% 149th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
87.6% 161st
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
91.6% 115th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
10.5% 144th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
56.2% 36th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Jamaica

Population pyramid of Jamaica

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Jamaica

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Jamaica

United States

Population Over Time

Jamaica

United States

GDP Over Time

Jamaica

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Jamaica

United States

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