Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of China, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 53.4% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 52.9% more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
be 65.2% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jamaica, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 17.9% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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