Quality of life comparison

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 Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 7.0 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 16.6% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 6.2 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 71.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 94.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.4% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 31.4% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 20.0% more on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 72.7% more on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.1 times more coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.