Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 15.0% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New York, that number is 29.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.5 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 33.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 70.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 7.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
