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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 125th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Jamaica
Population
3140094
2837071
Population rank 135/197 140/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jamaica
Year GDP
Bosnia Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 - $3,249,733,140
1978 - $2,644,527,822
1979 - $2,425,064,229
1980 - $2,679,379,372
1981 - $2,979,027,966
1982 - $3,293,496,312
1983 - $3,619,262,277
1984 - $2,373,564,549
1985 - $2,100,239,019
1986 - $2,754,549,582
1987 - $3,287,007,322
1988 - $3,828,342,820
1989 - $4,404,937,853
1990 $7,753,478,261 $4,592,208,087
1991 $6,122,959,184 $4,106,207,649
1992 $4,735,044,707 $3,535,460,090
1993 $3,630,668,950 $5,440,075,676
1994 $1,255,802,469 $5,452,558,947
1995 $1,866,572,954 $6,577,520,643
1996 $2,786,045,322 $7,393,891,921
1997 $3,671,909,673 $8,400,041,724
1998 $4,116,774,301 $8,787,195,622
1999 $4,686,256,363 $8,887,057,997
2000 $5,567,772,769 $9,005,064,475
2001 $5,800,615,466 $9,194,727,831
2002 $6,728,220,887 $9,719,009,495
2003 $8,498,894,359 $9,430,234,811
2004 $10,156,541,538 $10,174,664,854
2005 $11,222,796,337 $11,243,865,778
2006 $12,864,841,906 $11,930,179,090
2007 $15,778,734,264 $12,799,600,047
2008 $19,112,796,623 $13,709,401,520
2009 $17,613,949,091 $12,120,458,115
2010 $17,176,315,804 $13,220,549,908
2011 $18,644,233,537 $14,444,661,522
2012 $17,226,735,996 $14,807,086,556
2013 $18,179,108,531 $14,264,205,153
2014 $18,558,733,564 $13,899,217,680
2015 $16,404,348,871 $14,188,936,918
2016 $17,116,926,328 $14,077,096,677
2017 $18,326,373,366 $14,808,985,133
2018 $20,484,053,869 $15,730,792,876
2019 $20,482,608,755 $15,830,766,531
2020 $20,226,036,564 $13,812,421,836
2021 $23,672,712,242 $14,657,586,159
2022 $24,534,663,636 $17,097,760,687
2023 $27,592,361,388 $19,423,355,367
2024 $28,343,394,203 $19,930,288,337

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 - $1,569
1978 - $1,262
1979 - $1,144
1980 - $1,249
1981 - $1,370
1982 - $1,494
1983 - $1,619
1984 - $1,048
1985 - $917
1986 - $1,191
1987 - $1,411
1988 - $1,632
1989 - $1,865
1990 $1,743 $1,930
1991 $1,373 $1,710
1992 $1,118 $1,458
1993 $930 $2,221
1994 $337 $2,203
1995 $502 $2,631
1996 $719 $2,929
1997 $914 $3,297
1998 $1,007 $3,419
1999 $1,135 $3,432
2000 $1,338 $3,453
2001 $1,388 $3,504
2002 $1,607 $3,681
2003 $2,034 $3,550
2004 $2,453 $3,808
2005 $2,740 $4,184
2006 $3,166 $4,417
2007 $3,931 $4,716
2008 $4,842 $5,030
2009 $4,540 $4,428
2010 $4,506 $4,810
2011 $4,983 $5,233
2012 $4,694 $5,341
2013 $5,035 $5,124
2014 $5,206 $4,975
2015 $4,662 $5,063
2016 $4,929 $5,010
2017 $5,345 $5,259
2018 $6,048 $5,578
2019 $6,122 $5,607
2020 $6,130 $4,879
2021 $7,295 $5,165
2022 $7,656 $6,022
2023 $8,663 $6,840
2024 $8,957 $7,020

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Jamaica
1950 47.3 56.6
1951 48.4 57.1
1952 49.4 58.1
1953 51.1 58.9
1954 51.9 59.6
1955 53 60.4
1956 53.9 61.2
1957 55.1 61.9
1958 56.2 62.6
1959 57.6 63.2
1960 58.5 63.8
1961 59.3 64.3
1962 60.1 64.6
1963 60.5 65
1964 61.5 65.3
1965 62.2 65.7
1966 63.1 65.9
1967 63.7 66.1
1968 64 66.3
1969 64.4 66.5
1970 64.8 66.7
1971 65.2 67
1972 65.7 67.3
1973 66.6 67.6
1974 67.6 67.9
1975 68.3 68.2
1976 68.6 68.4
1977 68.8 68.6
1978 68.8 68.7
1979 69.1 68.8
1980 69.6 69
1981 70.1 69.1
1982 70.1 69.3
1983 70.1 69.5
1984 70.2 69.8
1985 70.6 70.1
1986 70.8 70.4
1987 70.9 70.9
1988 71 71.2
1989 71.4 71.5
1990 71.5 71.7
1991 71.8 71.8
1992 52 71.8
1993 50.9 71.8
1994 66.6 71.6
1995 70.2 71.5
1996 73.5 71.3
1997 73.9 71.2
1998 74.5 71.2
1999 74.9 71.2
2000 75.3 71.3
2001 75.6 71.3
2002 76 71.5
2003 76.4 71.6
2004 76.5 71.5
2005 76.4 71.5
2006 76 71.4
2007 76.2 71.4
2008 76.3 71.5
2009 76.7 71.7
2010 76.8 72
2011 77 72.2
2012 77 72.4
2013 77.1 72.4
2014 77.1 72.4
2015 77.1 72.2
2016 77.1 72.1
2017 77.4 71.9
2018 77.9 71.6
2019 77.4 71.5
2020 76 71.5
2021 74.6 69.1
2022 76.8 71.5
2023 77.9 71.5
2024 78 71.6
2025 78.2 71.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jamaica
Year Population
Bosnia Jamaica
1960 3,281,381 1,650,005
1961 3,348,035 1,673,261
1962 3,407,532 1,696,932
1963 3,461,942 1,721,099
1964 3,513,441 1,745,568
1965 3,562,834 1,769,192
1966 3,610,562 1,791,475
1967 3,656,223 1,812,865
1968 3,698,794 1,833,765
1969 3,737,765 1,855,127
1970 3,773,247 1,878,196
1971 3,809,376 1,903,728
1972 3,848,271 1,931,542
1973 3,887,376 1,961,219
1974 3,926,472 1,990,906
1975 3,965,743 2,018,981
1976 4,004,552 2,045,578
1977 4,042,124 2,070,657
1978 4,078,240 2,094,836
1979 4,113,300 2,119,486
1980 4,148,426 2,145,658
1981 4,184,217 2,173,818
1982 4,221,100 2,203,889
1983 4,258,728 2,234,832
1984 4,295,536 2,264,562
1985 4,330,364 2,290,656
1986 4,362,115 2,312,125
1987 4,390,246 2,329,813
1988 4,414,404 2,345,777
1989 4,433,983 2,361,916
1990 4,448,652 2,379,877
1991 4,458,343 2,400,869
1992 4,234,616 2,424,701
1993 3,904,482 2,449,916
1994 3,725,412 2,475,220
1995 3,715,564 2,500,151
1996 3,875,246 2,524,463
1997 4,018,227 2,547,848
1998 4,089,356 2,569,736
1999 4,130,305 2,589,795
2000 4,159,771 2,607,826
2001 4,179,438 2,624,403
2002 4,188,002 2,640,572
2003 4,178,523 2,656,623
2004 4,140,987 2,672,225
2005 4,096,493 2,687,066
2006 4,063,272 2,700,968
2007 4,013,424 2,713,800
2008 3,947,544 2,725,635
2009 3,879,794 2,736,995
2010 3,811,472 2,748,568
2011 3,741,798 2,760,494
2012 3,670,113 2,772,430
2013 3,610,859 2,783,687
2014 3,564,829 2,793,749
2015 3,518,541 2,802,534
2016 3,473,003 2,809,915
2017 3,428,682 2,815,764
2018 3,387,000 2,820,097
2019 3,345,533 2,823,271
2020 3,299,349 2,830,739
2021 3,244,907 2,837,682
2022 3,204,802 2,839,144
2023 3,185,073 2,839,786
2024 3,164,253 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Jamaica
1960 3.96 5.54
1961 3.89 5.6
1962 3.81 5.64
1963 3.7 5.73
1964 3.6 5.79
1965 3.53 5.72
1966 3.39 5.69
1967 3.22 5.67
1968 3.08 5.58
1969 2.95 5.47
1970 2.79 5.35
1971 2.75 5.21
1972 2.67 5.06
1973 2.54 5
1974 2.45 4.67
1975 2.39 4.44
1976 2.31 4.21
1977 2.2 4
1978 2.08 3.84
1979 1.99 3.72
1980 1.98 3.59
1981 2.02 3.51
1982 2.05 3.46
1983 2.05 3.41
1984 2.02 3.32
1985 1.96 3.21
1986 1.91 3.11
1987 1.88 3.02
1988 1.85 2.98
1989 1.79 2.93
1990 1.79 2.96
1991 1.78 3
1992 1.76 3.03
1993 1.73 2.99
1994 1.7 2.93
1995 1.67 2.85
1996 1.65 2.77
1997 1.69 2.68
1998 1.56 2.57
1999 1.37 2.47
2000 1.28 2.35
2001 1.23 2.3
2002 1.23 2.27
2003 1.22 2.24
2004 1.22 2.2
2005 1.2 2.15
2006 1.18 2.09
2007 1.19 2.02
2008 1.21 1.95
2009 1.27 1.88
2010 1.26 1.8
2011 1.21 1.72
2012 1.25 1.65
2013 1.28 1.59
2014 1.26 1.54
2015 1.32 1.51
2016 1.36 1.46
2017 1.42 1.43
2018 1.5 1.4
2019 1.51 1.39
2020 1.52 1.38
2021 1.49 1.38
2022 1.48 1.37
2023 1.49 1.36

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Jamaica
1960 21.5 19.8
1961 21.6 19.5
1962 21.6 19.3
1963 21.7 19
1964 21.7 18.8
1965 21.8 18.5
1966 21.9 18.3
1967 22 18.1
1968 22.1 17.9
1969 22.2 17.8
1970 22.4 17.7
1971 22.6 17.7
1972 22.9 17.8
1973 23.2 17.9
1974 23.6 18
1975 23.9 18.2
1976 24.2 18.4
1977 24.6 18.6
1978 25 18.9
1979 25.4 19.1
1980 25.8 19.4
1981 26.2 19.6
1982 26.5 19.9
1983 26.9 20.1
1984 27.3 20.4
1985 27.6 20.6
1986 28 20.8
1987 28.4 21.1
1988 28.8 21.3
1989 29.2 21.6
1990 29.7 21.8
1991 30.2 22
1992 30.9 22.2
1993 31.8 22.3
1994 32.6 22.4
1995 33 22.5
1996 32.9 22.6
1997 32.8 22.7
1998 33 22.9
1999 33.3 23.1
2000 33.6 23.3
2001 34 23.6
2002 34.4 23.8
2003 34.9 24.1
2004 35.4 24.4
2005 35.9 24.6
2006 36.5 24.9
2007 37.1 25.3
2008 37.8 25.7
2009 38.5 26.1
2010 39.1 26.5
2011 39.8 27
2012 40.5 27.4
2013 41.2 27.9
2014 41.8 28.3
2015 42.3 28.8
2016 42.8 29.3
2017 43.3 29.8
2018 43.8 30.3
2019 44.3 30.8
2020 44.8 31.3
2021 45.2 31.7
2022 45.6 32.2
2023 46 32.8
2024 46.3 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
73.3%
2021

Energy

Bosnia Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Bosnia Jamaica
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
88.7%
2015
English speaking
16%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
89.5%
2023

Health

Bosnia Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Jamaica
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
13,745 mi
2011

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