Quality of life comparison

be 70.9% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mozambique, that number is 7.2% of people as of 2016.

be 8.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.

live 18.6 years less

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.

make 86.2% less money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 24.5% as of 2017.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.

pay a 28.0% higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Mozambique, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.

have 2.4 times more children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mozambique, there are 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mozambique, 289.0 women do as of 2017.

be 31.6% less likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Mozambique, it is 60.7% as of 2017.

be 5.5 times 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 Mozambique, on the other hand, 61.4 children do as of 2022.

be 64.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Jamaica, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 35% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 69.1% less likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2020.

be 24.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Jamaica, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 73% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 14.8% more on education

Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mozambique spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 27.9% more on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 2.4 times more coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.