Jamaica | |||
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023) | 63 [150/190 countries] | ||
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021) | 34,190 [115/192 countries] | ||
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023) | 28.57% [71/185 countries] | ||
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023) | 9.52% [125/143 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021) | 53.8 [97/209 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022) | 27.3% [118/189 countries] | ||
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022) | 5.13% [12/180 countries] | ||
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022) | 86% [38/185 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
General government revenues as % of GDP (2022) | 28% [88/189 countries] | ||
Corporate income tax rate (central + sub-central) (2021) | 25.00% [35/111 countries] | ||
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of GDP (2019) | 7.4% [50/117 countries] | ||
Social security contributions, % of GDP (2019) | 1.2% [70/113 countries] | ||
Taxes on property, % of GDP (2019) | 0.9% [41/111 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Population (ten thousands) (2021) | 297.3 [135/216 countries] | ||
Popuation growth (annual) (2021) | 0.3% [149/217 countries] | ||
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021) | 11.2% [153/217 countries] | ||
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021) | 23.1% [112/193 countries] | ||
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021) | 67.6% [44/193 countries] | ||
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021) | 9.3% [79/193 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020) | 74.6 [94/199 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020) | 76.2 [109/199 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020) | 73.0 [82/199 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020) | 1.95 [117/200 countries] | ||
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020) | 15.7 [111/204 countries] | ||
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017) | 80 [78/183 countries] | ||
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 11.4 [110/193 countries] | ||
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 13 [110/194 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 8.5% [110/154 countries] | ||
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 6.8% [66/154 countries] | ||
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018) | 24% [70/151 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021) | 15.141 [129/192 countries] | ||
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021) | 5,525 [99/192 countries] | ||
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021) | 10,850 [116/192 countries] | ||
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021) | 4,800 [94/173 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020) | 1.98 [68/121 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 15.2% [101/187 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 15.2% [101/187 countries] | ||
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019) | 16.2% [129/187 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004) | 3 [106/153 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
E-Government Development Index (2020) | 0.5392 [114/193 countries] | ||
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.3690 [137/193 countries] | ||
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.3882 [138/193 countries] | ||
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.7142 [106/193 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Surface area (square km) (2020) | 10,990 [163/215 countries] | ||
Land area (sq. km) (2020) | 10,830 [160/216 countries] | ||
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020) | 41.0% [96/209 countries] | ||
Forest area (sq. km) (2020) | 5,969 [135/209 countries] | ||
Forest area (% of land area) (2020) | 55.1% [40/209 countries] | ||
Coastline (km) (2019) | 1,022 [82/230 countries] | ||
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015) | 9.2% [46/172 countries] | ||
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990) | 25.0 [60/191 countries] | ||
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019) | 2,051 [30/182 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Bird species, threatened (2018) | 11 [138/215 countries] | ||
Fish species, threatened (2018) | 30 [99/215 countries] | ||
Mammal species, threatened (2018) | 7 [127/215 countries] | ||
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018) | 215 [20/215 countries] | ||
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018) | 15.9% [100/211 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019) | 8,390 [110/191 countries] | ||
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019) | 2.85 [95/191 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016) | 25.4 [149/183 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Exports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020) | 3.3 [122/173 countries] | ||
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020) | 24.1% [118/173 countries] | ||
Imports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020) | 5.7 [119/173 countries] | ||
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020) | 41.5% [81/173 countries] | ||
External balance on goods and services (million US$) (2020) | -2 [115/173 countries] | ||
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021) | -0.043 [78/193 countries] | ||
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018) | 285 [79/161 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Period of United Nations membership () | 1962.0918 [103/192 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020) | 0.2 [106/150 countries] | ||
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020) | 1.7% [65/148 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Intentional homicide (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 44.95 [1/97 countries] | ||
Serious assault (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 96.3 [25/80 countries] | ||
Kidnapping (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 0.54 [28/69 countries] | ||
Sexual violence (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 60.0 [21/75 countries] | ||
Theft (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 20.1 [75/80 countries] | ||
Burglary (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 7.9 [64/71 countries] | ||
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 15.1 [94/183 countries] | ||
Mortality rate due to homicide (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 50.3 [4/183 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Number of police personnels (per 100,000 population) | 408.7 (2015) [29/89 countries] | ||
Female police personnels (% in all police personnels) | 0.2% (2010) [10/81 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016) | 13.0% [36/190 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019) | 19.9% [130/192 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population) | 15.0% (2016-17) [78/121 countries] | ||
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020) | 26.0% [78/150 countries] | ||
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020) | 5.0% [73/150 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
% of those who use cannabis | 18.00% (2016) [3/122 countries] | ||
% of those who use cocaine | 0.98% (2010) [29/98 countries] | ||
% of those who use amphetamines | 0.81% (2010) [21/99 countries] | ||
% of those who use ecstasy | 0.23% (2010) [59/93 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019) | 65.9 [53/183 countries] | ||
Healthy life expectancy at birth - female (2019) | 67.3 [72/183 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
New HIV infectionsf (per 1000 uninfected population) (2020) | 0.53 [22/130 countries] | ||
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020) | 2 [186/194 countries] | ||
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020) | 0.55 [66/194 countries] | ||
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020) | 824 [114/194 countries] | ||
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019) | 16.9 [116/183 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 5.3 [138/193 countries] | ||
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 9.4 [162/194 countries] | ||
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 0.9 [126/167 countries] | ||
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 0.2 [156/167 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019) | 4,827 [97/165 countries] | ||
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$) | 1,206 (2021) [118/185 countries] | ||
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) | 8.8% (2021) [80/185 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 15.2% [101/187 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 15.2% [101/187 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.08 [86/179 countries] | ||
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.08 [61/179 countries] | ||
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.00 [170/178 countries] | ||
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 28.53 [101/178 countries] | ||
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019) | 4.2 [111/185 countries] | ||
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.78 [98/177 countries] | ||
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 24.11 [88/177 countries] | ||
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.00 [141/175 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum) (2019) | 76 [76/140 countries] | ||
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019) | 1,600 [95/196 countries] | ||
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019) | 5.7 [81/188 countries] | ||
International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) (2019) | 423.3 [77/179 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) (2022) | 5.850 [63/145 countries] | ||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - male (2012-2014) | 5.860 [49/162 countries] | ||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - female (2012-2014) | 5.690 [57/162 countries] | ||
% of those who had positive affect on the previous day (2010-2012) | 83.6% [23/154 countries] | ||
% of those who report that they felt happiness on the previous day (2010-2012) | 83.4% [29/155 countries] | ||
% of those who had negative affect on the previous day (2010-2012) | 23.7% [82/155 countries] | ||
% of those who are satisfied with their freedom of choice in life (2021) | 89.0% [33/148 countries] |
Jamaica | |||
Christian, % of population (2012) | 65.1% [107/180 countries] | ||
Catholic, % of population (2012) | 2.6% [114/120 countries] | ||
Protestant, % of population (2012) | 62.5% [21/100 countries] |