Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 19.8% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In New Zealand, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 79.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 86.9% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 24.5% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 40.2% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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