Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 62.1% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
live 2.2 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 80.6% less spent on your healthcare
Jamaica spends $869 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.
have 78.7% fewer doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Yemen has 1.0 as of 2023.
have 43.2% less access to essential health services
Jamaica scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Yemen scores 42 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Yemen, that number is 17.3% as of 2025.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Yemen, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.0% less likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 2.1 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 33.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% 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 Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 80.4% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.
be 14.3% less 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 Yemen, that number is 75% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.5% more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
Safety
be 67.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Jamaica, road accidents kill 17.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Yemen, they kill 29.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.1% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.
live with 13.7 times more strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.
use 92.6% less electricity
Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Yemen uses 90 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 90.8% less CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2015), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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