Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 4.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 70.9% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 25.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 82.2% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.2% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2018. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.8% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.