Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 87.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 9.3 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.6% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.
have 36.4% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 34.1% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.2% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.0% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax Admministration of Jamaica, Inland Revenue Department.
Jamaica: At a glance
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