Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Germany, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 47.4% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 82.9% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 55.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
be 15.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 75.2% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.2% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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