Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 16.5% more likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 71.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
pay a 3.6 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 28.8% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 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 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 63.6% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.