Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 17.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 6.4 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.2% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
be 26.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 74.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.3% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 44.3% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 16.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 79.4% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.6% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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 Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.