Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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.
be 18.7% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 55.8% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 73.0% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 17.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 96.4% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 14.9% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 43.0% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Jamaica: At a glance
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