Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
be 72.1% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 31.0% more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 45.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 48.1% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 52.5% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Jamaica? See an in-depth size comparison.