Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 66.5% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
have 13.9% more doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
be 29.0% less likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 52.0% less spent on your healthcare
Jamaica spends $869 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 25.7% less access to essential health services
Jamaica scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
make 36.8% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 37.6% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.8% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.5% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 53.5 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 99.4% less likely to be murdered
Jamaica has a homicide rate of 49.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 36.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Jamaica, road accidents kill 17.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 20.0% more electricity
Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
find 69.2% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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