Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 40.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 65.7% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 25.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.
be 53.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.6% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 74.2% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.0% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.