Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 15.9% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Swaziland, that number is 29.6% of people as of 2024.
have 21.1% more doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Swaziland has 5.6 as of 2023.
be 21.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Swaziland, that number is 23.4% of people as of 2024.
live 7.3 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Swaziland, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
have 24.3% less access to essential health services
Jamaica scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Swaziland scores 56 as of 2021.
be 16.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Swaziland, it is 27.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Swaziland, that number is 34.2% as of 2025.
be 6.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 7.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Swaziland, however, that number is 53.5% as of 2023.
make 48.7% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $4,108 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Swaziland, there are 23.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Swaziland, on the other hand, 42.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jamaica, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Swaziland, that number is 86% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 29.6% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Swaziland, about 63.4% do as of 2024.
Safety
be 74.7% less likely to be murdered
Jamaica has a homicide rate of 49.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Swaziland, that number is 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 38.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Jamaica, road accidents kill 17.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Swaziland, they kill 24.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.3% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Swaziland has 2.5 as of 2024.
live with 6.3 times more strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Swaziland withdraws 78% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 69.0% less CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Swaziland emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Swaziland, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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