Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Italy, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years less
In Italy, 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.
be 24.1% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 5.5% as of 2022.
be 14.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
pay a 48.8% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 77.2% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $10,100 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.6% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 39.5% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.6% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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