Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Norway, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 35.1% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 86.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
be 34.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 30.4% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 43.3% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.9% less on healthcare
Norway spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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