Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Israel, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 7.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 77.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 75.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 26.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.