Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Andorra, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years less
In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Jamaica, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Jamaica, that number is 35.2% of people as of 2024.
see 84.3% less spent on your healthcare
Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Jamaica spends $869 as of 2023.
have 90.9% fewer doctors per person
Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Jamaica has 4.6 as of 2023.
Economy
make 85.3% less money
Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,003 as of 2025.
Life
have 67.2% more children
In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Jamaica, 130.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.3% less likely to be literate
In Andorra, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Jamaica, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Andorra, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Jamaica, that number is 88% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Jamaica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 19.2 times more likely to be murdered
Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 49.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 7.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Jamaica, they kill 17.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.5% less home broadband
Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Jamaica has 16.0 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2015–2016), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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