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Jamaica vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 159th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Kiribati
Population
2837071
138067
Population rank 140/197 180/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 130/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Jamaica and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Kiribati
Year GDP
Jamaica Kiribati
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 $11,560,877
1971 $1,539,861,816 $12,356,134
1972 $1,875,146,587 $15,314,346
1973 $1,905,917,553 $25,645,040
1974 $2,375,122,375 $69,256,489
1975 $2,860,442,750 $44,547,454
1976 $2,966,042,856 $33,246,817
1977 $3,249,733,140 $31,335,459
1978 $2,644,527,822 $36,563,965
1979 $2,425,064,229 $34,466,197
1980 $2,679,379,372 $33,157,723
1981 $2,979,027,966 $35,267,489
1982 $3,293,496,312 $32,742,713
1983 $3,619,262,277 $31,000,546
1984 $2,373,564,549 $34,394,167
1985 $2,100,239,019 $26,126,615
1986 $2,754,549,582 $25,993,009
1987 $3,287,007,322 $29,554,413
1988 $3,828,342,820 $38,278,810
1989 $4,404,937,853 $37,645,319
1990 $4,592,208,087 $36,534,295
1991 $4,106,207,649 $41,247,792
1992 $3,535,460,090 $61,491,369
1993 $5,440,075,676 $58,953,596
1994 $5,452,558,947 $67,055,334
1995 $6,577,520,643 $68,596,395
1996 $7,393,891,921 $81,456,854
1997 $8,400,041,724 $80,205,807
1998 $8,787,195,622 $74,905,706
1999 $8,887,057,997 $77,323,978
2000 $9,005,064,475 $74,910,527
2001 $9,194,727,831 $64,935,850
2002 $9,719,009,495 $74,743,869
2003 $9,430,234,811 $96,105,619
2004 $10,174,664,854 $104,085,892
2005 $11,243,865,778 $113,895,437
2006 $11,930,179,090 $112,338,353
2007 $12,799,600,047 $138,054,946
2008 $13,709,401,520 $147,017,895
2009 $12,120,458,115 $140,177,384
2010 $13,220,549,908 $165,458,433
2011 $14,444,661,522 $195,970,140
2012 $14,807,086,556 $207,001,546
2013 $14,264,205,153 $201,730,861
2014 $13,899,217,680 $200,287,282
2015 $14,188,936,918 $191,559,399
2016 $14,077,096,677 $206,467,819
2017 $14,808,985,133 $222,875,736
2018 $15,730,792,876 $233,514,717
2019 $15,830,766,531 $216,985,388
2020 $13,812,421,836 $220,897,999
2021 $14,657,586,159 $285,259,894
2022 $17,097,760,687 $270,040,457
2023 $19,423,355,367 $288,610,732
2024 $19,930,288,337 $307,862,547

Jamaica and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Kiribati
1960 $424 -
1961 $447 -
1962 $458 -
1963 $480 -
1964 $514 -
1965 $549 -
1966 $612 -
1967 $633 -
1968 $591 -
1969 $642 -
1970 $748 $201
1971 $809 $210.7
1972 $971 $256.2
1973 $972 $422
1974 $1,193 $1,131
1975 $1,417 $730
1976 $1,450 $548
1977 $1,569 $520
1978 $1,262 $611
1979 $1,144 $573
1980 $1,249 $542
1981 $1,370 $568
1982 $1,494 $519
1983 $1,619 $483
1984 $1,048 $527
1985 $917 $393
1986 $1,191 $382
1987 $1,411 $424
1988 $1,632 $536
1989 $1,865 $515
1990 $1,930 $488
1991 $1,710 $540
1992 $1,458 $792
1993 $2,221 $748
1994 $2,203 $838
1995 $2,631 $844
1996 $2,929 $986
1997 $3,297 $953
1998 $3,419 $874
1999 $3,432 $887
2000 $3,453 $845
2001 $3,504 $719
2002 $3,681 $810
2003 $3,550 $1,021
2004 $3,808 $1,083
2005 $4,184 $1,162
2006 $4,417 $1,123
2007 $4,716 $1,353
2008 $5,030 $1,411
2009 $4,428 $1,317
2010 $4,810 $1,522
2011 $5,233 $1,771
2012 $5,341 $1,844
2013 $5,124 $1,772
2014 $4,975 $1,737
2015 $5,063 $1,640
2016 $5,010 $1,743
2017 $5,259 $1,853
2018 $5,578 $1,913
2019 $5,607 $1,751
2020 $4,879 $1,752
2021 $5,165 $2,222
2022 $6,022 $2,070
2023 $6,840 $2,178
2024 $7,020 $2,289

Jamaica vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Kiribati
1950 56.6 45.7
1951 57.1 45.8
1952 58.1 45.9
1953 58.9 46
1954 59.6 46.1
1955 60.4 46.3
1956 61.2 46.5
1957 61.9 46.8
1958 62.6 47.1
1959 63.2 47.5
1960 63.8 48
1961 64.3 48.5
1962 64.6 49
1963 65 49.7
1964 65.3 50.4
1965 65.7 51
1966 65.9 51.7
1967 66.1 52.5
1968 66.3 53.1
1969 66.5 53.8
1970 66.7 54.4
1971 67 54.9
1972 67.3 55.3
1973 67.6 55.8
1974 67.9 56.1
1975 68.2 56.4
1976 68.4 56.6
1977 68.6 56.1
1978 68.7 56.9
1979 68.8 57.1
1980 69 57.3
1981 69.1 57.5
1982 69.3 57.8
1983 69.5 58.1
1984 69.8 58.4
1985 70.1 58.7
1986 70.4 59.1
1987 70.9 59.6
1988 71.2 60.1
1989 71.5 60.5
1990 71.7 61
1991 71.8 61.5
1992 71.8 62
1993 71.8 62.4
1994 71.6 62.8
1995 71.5 63.1
1996 71.3 63.5
1997 71.2 63.8
1998 71.2 64.1
1999 71.2 64.4
2000 71.3 64.7
2001 71.3 64.9
2002 71.5 65.1
2003 71.6 65.3
2004 71.5 65.4
2005 71.5 65.5
2006 71.4 65.6
2007 71.4 65.7
2008 71.5 65.7
2009 71.7 65.8
2010 72 65.9
2011 72.2 65.9
2012 72.4 65.9
2013 72.4 65.9
2014 72.4 65.9
2015 72.2 65.8
2016 72.1 65.8
2017 71.9 65.8
2018 71.6 65.8
2019 71.5 65.9
2020 71.5 65.2
2021 69.1 64.1
2022 71.5 66.3
2023 71.5 66.5
2024 71.6 66.6
2025 71.7 66.7

Jamaica and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Kiribati
Year Population
Jamaica Kiribati
1960 1,650,005 47,157
1961 1,673,261 48,323
1962 1,696,932 49,538
1963 1,721,099 50,791
1964 1,745,568 52,088
1965 1,769,192 53,439
1966 1,791,475 54,425
1967 1,812,865 54,996
1968 1,833,765 55,529
1969 1,855,127 56,360
1970 1,878,196 57,510
1971 1,903,728 58,652
1972 1,931,542 59,778
1973 1,961,219 60,824
1974 1,990,906 61,219
1975 2,018,981 60,987
1976 2,045,578 60,661
1977 2,070,657 60,267
1978 2,094,836 59,864
1979 2,119,486 60,172
1980 2,145,658 61,148
1981 2,173,818 62,121
1982 2,203,889 63,134
1983 2,234,832 64,169
1984 2,264,562 65,228
1985 2,290,656 66,496
1986 2,312,125 68,059
1987 2,329,813 69,733
1988 2,345,777 71,427
1989 2,361,916 73,147
1990 2,379,877 74,855
1991 2,400,869 76,367
1992 2,424,701 77,641
1993 2,449,916 78,841
1994 2,475,220 80,021
1995 2,500,151 81,234
1996 2,524,463 82,623
1997 2,547,848 84,147
1998 2,569,736 85,657
1999 2,589,795 87,126
2000 2,607,826 88,613
2001 2,624,403 90,335
2002 2,640,572 92,264
2003 2,656,623 94,175
2004 2,672,225 96,085
2005 2,687,066 98,035
2006 2,700,968 100,017
2007 2,713,800 102,068
2008 2,725,635 104,222
2009 2,736,995 106,467
2010 2,748,568 108,704
2011 2,760,494 110,647
2012 2,772,430 112,284
2013 2,783,687 113,838
2014 2,793,749 115,326
2015 2,802,534 116,815
2016 2,809,915 118,478
2017 2,815,764 120,275
2018 2,820,097 122,084
2019 2,823,271 123,921
2020 2,830,739 126,099
2021 2,837,682 128,377
2022 2,839,144 130,469
2023 2,839,786 132,530
2024 2,839,175 134,518

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Kiribati
1960 5.54 6.44
1961 5.6 6.48
1962 5.64 6.42
1963 5.73 6.35
1964 5.79 6.29
1965 5.72 6.26
1966 5.69 6.23
1967 5.67 6.11
1968 5.58 5.98
1969 5.47 5.85
1970 5.35 5.71
1971 5.21 5.55
1972 5.06 5.37
1973 5 5.2
1974 4.67 5.09
1975 4.44 5.02
1976 4.21 4.96
1977 4 4.96
1978 3.84 4.97
1979 3.72 4.97
1980 3.59 4.96
1981 3.51 4.96
1982 3.46 4.95
1983 3.41 4.91
1984 3.32 4.91
1985 3.21 4.91
1986 3.11 4.87
1987 3.02 4.81
1988 2.98 4.73
1989 2.93 4.69
1990 2.96 4.67
1991 3 4.64
1992 3.03 4.57
1993 2.99 4.49
1994 2.93 4.44
1995 2.85 4.42
1996 2.77 4.43
1997 2.68 4.37
1998 2.57 4.29
1999 2.47 4.18
2000 2.35 4.07
2001 2.3 3.96
2002 2.27 3.81
2003 2.24 3.7
2004 2.2 3.73
2005 2.15 3.76
2006 2.09 3.82
2007 2.02 3.87
2008 1.95 3.9
2009 1.88 3.91
2010 1.8 3.9
2011 1.72 3.88
2012 1.65 3.77
2013 1.59 3.64
2014 1.54 3.52
2015 1.51 3.44
2016 1.46 3.38
2017 1.43 3.34
2018 1.4 3.32
2019 1.39 3.29
2020 1.38 3.25
2021 1.38 3.22
2022 1.37 3.18
2023 1.36 3.15

Jamaica and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Kiribati
1960 19.8 18.8
1961 19.5 18.5
1962 19.3 18.3
1963 19 18.2
1964 18.8 18.1
1965 18.5 18
1966 18.3 17.9
1967 18.1 17.7
1968 17.9 17.6
1969 17.8 17.5
1970 17.7 17.5
1971 17.7 17.6
1972 17.8 17.6
1973 17.9 17.7
1974 18 17.8
1975 18.2 18
1976 18.4 18.1
1977 18.6 18.2
1978 18.9 18.3
1979 19.1 18.4
1980 19.4 18.7
1981 19.6 18.9
1982 19.9 19
1983 20.1 19.2
1984 20.4 19.4
1985 20.6 19.6
1986 20.8 19.8
1987 21.1 19.9
1988 21.3 20.1
1989 21.6 20.2
1990 21.8 20.2
1991 22 20.2
1992 22.2 20.1
1993 22.3 20
1994 22.4 19.8
1995 22.5 19.7
1996 22.6 19.6
1997 22.7 19.6
1998 22.9 19.6
1999 23.1 19.6
2000 23.3 19.7
2001 23.6 19.8
2002 23.8 19.9
2003 24.1 20.1
2004 24.4 20.3
2005 24.6 20.5
2006 24.9 20.7
2007 25.3 20.9
2008 25.7 21
2009 26.1 21.2
2010 26.5 21.3
2011 27 21.5
2012 27.4 21.7
2013 27.9 21.9
2014 28.3 22.1
2015 28.8 22.3
2016 29.3 22.5
2017 29.8 22.7
2018 30.3 22.9
2019 30.8 23
2020 31.3 23.2
2021 31.7 23.3
2022 32.2 23.5
2023 32.8 23.6
2024 33.3 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
4%
2019
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Jamaica Kiribati
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
98.6%
2020
English speaking
97.6%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Jamaica Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Kiribati
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
416 mi
2017

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