Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 3.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Indonesia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 23.7% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 45.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
be 81.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 54.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 177.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 92.9% more on education
Indonesia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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