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Grenada vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Grenada has a population of 117K (ranked 182/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Grenada's land area is 131.3 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 186th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Grenada ranks 184/197 ($1.39B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Grenada ranks 80/197 ($11,872), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Grenada Jamaica
Population
117349
2837071
Population rank 182/197 140/197
GDP
$1.39B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 184/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 80/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,167
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$1.02B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
71.4%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,688
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 62/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$11,039
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
893 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
34.9 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.5 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Grenada and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Grenada and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Grenada

Jamaica
Year GDP
Grenada 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 $71,494,495 $3,249,733,140
1978 $88,322,386 $2,644,527,822
1979 $102,244,362 $2,425,064,229
1980 $110,900,457 $2,679,379,372
1981 $115,651,919 $2,979,027,966
1982 $125,435,590 $3,293,496,312
1983 $131,803,552 $3,619,262,277
1984 $145,533,311 $2,373,564,549
1985 $167,728,455 $2,100,239,019
1986 $187,589,523 $2,754,549,582
1987 $215,009,570 $3,287,007,322
1988 $236,357,524 $3,828,342,820
1989 $267,327,642 $4,404,937,853
1990 $278,098,763 $4,592,208,087
1991 $300,757,889 $4,106,207,649
1992 $310,160,444 $3,535,460,090
1993 $309,812,185 $5,440,075,676
1994 $325,111,815 $5,452,558,947
1995 $342,172,519 $6,577,520,643
1996 $366,911,444 $7,393,891,921
1997 $392,190,593 $8,400,041,724
1998 $445,903,593 $8,787,195,622
1999 $482,009,370 $8,887,057,997
2000 $520,044,370 $9,005,064,475
2001 $520,444,185 $9,194,727,831
2002 $540,336,926 $9,719,009,495
2003 $591,018,407 $9,430,234,811
2004 $599,118,593 $10,174,664,854
2005 $695,555,556 $11,243,865,778
2006 $698,700,667 $11,930,179,090
2007 $758,683,593 $12,799,600,047
2008 $825,976,037 $13,709,401,520
2009 $771,275,556 $12,120,458,115
2010 $771,014,815 $13,220,549,908
2011 $778,655,556 $14,444,661,522
2012 $799,881,481 $14,807,086,556
2013 $842,618,519 $14,264,205,153
2014 $911,496,296 $13,899,217,680
2015 $997,007,407 $14,188,936,918
2016 $1,061,640,741 $14,077,096,677
2017 $1,125,685,185 $14,808,985,133
2018 $1,166,514,815 $15,730,792,876
2019 $1,213,485,185 $15,830,766,531
2020 $1,043,411,111 $13,812,421,836
2021 $1,122,800,000 $14,657,586,159
2022 $1,231,732,104 $17,097,760,687
2023 $1,323,985,600 $19,423,355,367
2024 $1,391,435,993 $19,930,288,337

Grenada and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Grenada

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Grenada 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 $737 $1,569
1978 $917 $1,262
1979 $1,071 $1,144
1980 $1,173 $1,249
1981 $1,230 $1,370
1982 $1,329 $1,494
1983 $1,388 $1,619
1984 $1,524 $1,048
1985 $1,745 $917
1986 $1,938 $1,191
1987 $2,205 $1,411
1988 $2,404 $1,632
1989 $2,697 $1,865
1990 $2,782 $1,930
1991 $2,984 $1,710
1992 $3,053 $1,458
1993 $3,026 $2,221
1994 $3,152 $2,203
1995 $3,294 $2,631
1996 $3,508 $2,929
1997 $3,725 $3,297
1998 $4,206 $3,419
1999 $4,516 $3,432
2000 $4,840 $3,453
2001 $4,820 $3,504
2002 $4,984 $3,681
2003 $5,428 $3,550
2004 $5,480 $3,808
2005 $6,339 $4,184
2006 $6,344 $4,417
2007 $6,865 $4,716
2008 $7,448 $5,030
2009 $6,933 $4,428
2010 $6,910 $4,810
2011 $6,947 $5,233
2012 $7,093 $5,341
2013 $7,425 $5,124
2014 $7,986 $4,975
2015 $8,694 $5,063
2016 $9,221 $5,010
2017 $9,751 $5,259
2018 $10,083 $5,578
2019 $10,463 $5,607
2020 $8,969 $4,879
2021 $9,622 $5,165
2022 $10,535 $6,022
2023 $11,308 $6,840
2024 $11,872 $7,020

Grenada vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Grenada

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Grenada Jamaica
1950 52.7 56.6
1951 53.8 57.1
1952 54.8 58.1
1953 55.7 58.9
1954 56.7 59.6
1955 57.8 60.4
1956 59 61.2
1957 60.3 61.9
1958 61.4 62.6
1959 62.4 63.2
1960 63.1 63.8
1961 63.6 64.3
1962 63.8 64.6
1963 63.8 65
1964 64.2 65.3
1965 64.8 65.7
1966 65.6 65.9
1967 66.5 66.1
1968 66.9 66.3
1969 67 66.5
1970 66.9 66.7
1971 66.9 67
1972 67.2 67.3
1973 67.6 67.6
1974 67.9 67.9
1975 68 68.2
1976 67.9 68.4
1977 67.9 68.6
1978 67.9 68.7
1979 67.9 68.8
1980 68.1 69
1981 68.3 69.1
1982 68.6 69.3
1983 64.3 69.5
1984 69.1 69.8
1985 69.3 70.1
1986 69.6 70.4
1987 69.8 70.9
1988 70 71.2
1989 70.3 71.5
1990 70.5 71.7
1991 70.8 71.8
1992 71.1 71.8
1993 71.5 71.8
1994 71.8 71.6
1995 72.1 71.5
1996 72.4 71.3
1997 72.6 71.2
1998 72.8 71.2
1999 72.9 71.2
2000 73 71.3
2001 73 71.3
2002 73.1 71.5
2003 73.3 71.6
2004 72.4 71.5
2005 73.7 71.5
2006 73.9 71.4
2007 74.2 71.4
2008 74.4 71.5
2009 74.6 71.7
2010 74.7 72
2011 74.9 72.2
2012 75 72.4
2013 75 72.4
2014 75 72.4
2015 75 72.2
2016 75 72.1
2017 75 71.9
2018 75 71.6
2019 75 71.5
2020 75 71.5
2021 74.5 69.1
2022 75.2 71.5
2023 75.2 71.5
2024 75.4 71.6
2025 75.5 71.7

Grenada and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Grenada

Jamaica
Year Population
Grenada Jamaica
1960 94,058 1,650,005
1961 95,335 1,673,261
1962 96,375 1,696,932
1963 97,195 1,721,099
1964 97,760 1,745,568
1965 98,067 1,769,192
1966 98,121 1,791,475
1967 98,066 1,812,865
1968 98,078 1,833,765
1969 98,204 1,855,127
1970 98,414 1,878,196
1971 98,648 1,903,728
1972 98,777 1,931,542
1973 98,709 1,961,219
1974 98,486 1,990,906
1975 98,126 2,018,981
1976 97,632 2,045,578
1977 97,017 2,070,657
1978 96,305 2,094,836
1979 95,490 2,119,486
1980 94,538 2,145,658
1981 94,052 2,173,818
1982 94,383 2,203,889
1983 94,948 2,234,832
1984 95,498 2,264,562
1985 96,111 2,290,656
1986 96,790 2,312,125
1987 97,526 2,329,813
1988 98,308 2,345,777
1989 99,121 2,361,916
1990 99,957 2,379,877
1991 100,793 2,400,869
1992 101,602 2,424,701
1993 102,382 2,449,916
1994 103,138 2,475,220
1995 103,869 2,500,151
1996 104,584 2,524,463
1997 105,293 2,547,848
1998 106,009 2,569,736
1999 106,727 2,589,795
2000 107,451 2,607,826
2001 107,987 2,624,403
2002 108,404 2,640,572
2003 108,884 2,656,623
2004 109,323 2,672,225
2005 109,734 2,687,066
2006 110,135 2,700,968
2007 110,522 2,713,800
2008 110,896 2,725,635
2009 111,254 2,736,995
2010 111,586 2,748,568
2011 112,079 2,760,494
2012 112,775 2,772,430
2013 113,487 2,783,687
2014 114,132 2,793,749
2015 114,676 2,802,534
2016 115,130 2,809,915
2017 115,438 2,815,764
2018 115,691 2,820,097
2019 115,981 2,823,271
2020 116,341 2,830,739
2021 116,688 2,837,682
2022 116,913 2,839,144
2023 117,081 2,839,786
2024 117,207 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Grenada and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Grenada

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Grenada Jamaica
1960 6.74 5.54
1961 6.63 5.6
1962 6.44 5.64
1963 6.2 5.73
1964 5.91 5.79
1965 5.6 5.72
1966 5.3 5.69
1967 5.04 5.67
1968 4.84 5.58
1969 4.69 5.47
1970 4.46 5.35
1971 4.31 5.21
1972 4.18 5.06
1973 4.05 5
1974 3.92 4.67
1975 3.75 4.44
1976 3.6 4.21
1977 3.46 4
1978 3.35 3.84
1979 3.34 3.72
1980 3.3 3.59
1981 2.99 3.51
1982 3.15 3.46
1983 3.31 3.41
1984 3.22 3.32
1985 3.48 3.21
1986 3.58 3.11
1987 3.58 3.02
1988 3.19 2.98
1989 3.23 2.93
1990 3.06 2.96
1991 3.11 3
1992 2.97 3.03
1993 2.81 2.99
1994 2.79 2.93
1995 2.82 2.85
1996 2.85 2.77
1997 2.8 2.68
1998 2.49 2.57
1999 2.39 2.47
2000 2.44 2.35
2001 2.42 2.3
2002 2.38 2.27
2003 2.33 2.24
2004 2.29 2.2
2005 2.24 2.15
2006 2.19 2.09
2007 2.15 2.02
2008 2.12 1.95
2009 2.08 1.88
2010 2.04 1.8
2011 2.01 1.72
2012 1.97 1.65
2013 1.91 1.59
2014 1.8 1.54
2015 1.72 1.51
2016 1.62 1.46
2017 1.44 1.43
2018 1.53 1.4
2019 1.54 1.39
2020 1.53 1.38
2021 1.52 1.38
2022 1.5 1.37
2023 1.49 1.36

Grenada and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Grenada

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Grenada Jamaica
1960 16.2 19.8
1961 16.2 19.5
1962 16.2 19.3
1963 16.3 19
1964 16.3 18.8
1965 16.3 18.5
1966 16.2 18.3
1967 16.2 18.1
1968 16.3 17.9
1969 16.5 17.8
1970 16.7 17.7
1971 16.9 17.7
1972 17.1 17.8
1973 17.4 17.9
1974 17.7 18
1975 17.9 18.2
1976 18.2 18.4
1977 18.4 18.6
1978 18.7 18.9
1979 18.9 19.1
1980 19.1 19.4
1981 19.4 19.6
1982 19.9 19.9
1983 20.5 20.1
1984 21.1 20.4
1985 21.6 20.6
1986 22 20.8
1987 22.5 21.1
1988 22.9 21.3
1989 23.2 21.6
1990 23.6 21.8
1991 23.9 22
1992 24.1 22.2
1993 24.3 22.3
1994 24.5 22.4
1995 24.6 22.5
1996 24.7 22.6
1997 24.7 22.7
1998 24.7 22.9
1999 24.6 23.1
2000 24.5 23.3
2001 24.5 23.6
2002 24.8 23.8
2003 25.2 24.1
2004 25.6 24.4
2005 26.1 24.6
2006 26.6 24.9
2007 27.1 25.3
2008 27.7 25.7
2009 28.2 26.1
2010 28.7 26.5
2011 29.1 27
2012 29.4 27.4
2013 29.7 27.9
2014 30.1 28.3
2015 30.6 28.8
2016 31.1 29.3
2017 31.5 29.8
2018 32 30.3
2019 32.5 30.8
2020 32.9 31.3
2021 33.4 31.7
2022 33.9 32.2
2023 34.4 32.8
2024 34.9 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Grenada Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$1.24B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.85%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.34%
2023
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.2%
2024
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.8%
2024
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
63
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.7%
2018
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2018
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$423M
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$70.2M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.2%
2018
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Grenada Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
733 kg
2007
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.14 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.22 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10%
2022
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.97%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.4%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Grenada Jamaica
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-192
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
37.3%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.1
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.38
2022
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
1980
88.7%
2015
English speaking
90.9%
2023
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
74.1%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Grenada Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$521
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$280
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.5 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.85%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.31
2018
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
48
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.1%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.3%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.33 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Grenada Jamaica
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
1,120 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
30.9 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
68.3 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
700 mi
2017
13,745 mi
2011

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