Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 30.2% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% 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 Saudi Arabia, 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 0.9 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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
make 80.4% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 28.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 43.9% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.3% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.