Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
see 92.4% more spent on your healthcare
Jamaica spends $869 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 2.9 times more doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
live 4.3 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 85.0% more likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 29.7% less access to essential health services
Jamaica scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 24.5% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 91.9% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 130.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Jamaica, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Jamaica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.6 times more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Infrastructure
find 71.7% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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