Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 2.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 11.8% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
make 38.3% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
have 14.0% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.5% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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 Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.