Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
be 3.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uruguay, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 16.7% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 59.7% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 94.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 25.2% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 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 Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.2% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
be 34.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 36.0% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% 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
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 54.8% more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.