Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iran, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 34.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
make 29.8% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 24.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 34.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 58.1% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.