Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Philippines, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 21.9% lower top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 98.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jamaica, that number is 4.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 49.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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.
be 26.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
have 29.4% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 54.7% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jamaica, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% more on education
Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 29.4% more on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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