Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 Colombia, 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 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
be 52.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 35.1% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 20.0% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 68.1% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.