Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.3% more likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.1 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 22.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 78.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.0% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
have 10.6% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 78.2% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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