Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Greece instead of Jamaica, you would:

Health

be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 5.7 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $36,300 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.

pay a 92.0% higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 91.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.4% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Greece, it is 97.9% as of 2018.

be 68.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.

have 52.6% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 26.7% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.9% more on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 13.4 times more coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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