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Jamaica vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 159th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Latvia
Population
2837071
1844219
Population rank 140/197 149/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Jamaica and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Latvia
Year GDP
Jamaica Latvia
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 $4,592,208,087 -
1991 $4,106,207,649 -
1992 $3,535,460,090 -
1993 $5,440,075,676 -
1994 $5,452,558,947 -
1995 $6,577,520,643 $5,608,208,785
1996 $7,393,891,921 $5,799,465,288
1997 $8,400,041,724 $6,349,481,007
1998 $8,787,195,622 $6,974,112,951
1999 $8,887,057,997 $7,324,192,890
2000 $9,005,064,475 $7,761,252,607
2001 $9,194,727,831 $8,190,888,740
2002 $9,719,009,495 $9,249,030,241
2003 $9,430,234,811 $11,244,337,720
2004 $10,174,664,854 $13,827,070,379
2005 $11,243,865,778 $16,306,935,905
2006 $11,930,179,090 $20,434,922,247
2007 $12,799,600,047 $29,420,499,248
2008 $13,709,401,520 $34,135,200,994
2009 $12,120,458,115 $25,691,530,442
2010 $13,220,549,908 $23,468,324,572
2011 $14,444,661,522 $26,575,547,901
2012 $14,807,086,556 $27,116,149,949
2013 $14,264,205,153 $29,152,128,168
2014 $13,899,217,680 $30,277,203,767
2015 $14,188,936,918 $26,344,565,877
2016 $14,077,096,677 $27,117,105,060
2017 $14,808,985,133 $29,391,059,767
2018 $15,730,792,876 $33,247,935,477
2019 $15,830,766,531 $33,099,503,951
2020 $13,812,421,836 $33,379,927,435
2021 $14,657,586,159 $38,183,326,785
2022 $17,097,760,687 $38,014,713,596
2023 $19,423,355,367 $42,572,151,720
2024 $19,930,288,337 $43,520,773,851

Jamaica and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Latvia
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 $1,930 -
1991 $1,710 -
1992 $1,458 -
1993 $2,221 -
1994 $2,203 -
1995 $2,631 $2,257
1996 $2,929 $2,360
1997 $3,297 $2,610
1998 $3,419 $2,894
1999 $3,432 $3,064
2000 $3,453 $3,278
2001 $3,504 $3,505
2002 $3,681 $4,004
2003 $3,550 $4,915
2004 $3,808 $6,110
2005 $4,184 $7,284
2006 $4,417 $9,212
2007 $4,716 $13,371
2008 $5,030 $15,678
2009 $4,428 $11,996
2010 $4,810 $11,188
2011 $5,233 $12,903
2012 $5,341 $13,329
2013 $5,124 $14,484
2014 $4,975 $15,186
2015 $5,063 $13,322
2016 $5,010 $13,839
2017 $5,259 $15,132
2018 $5,578 $17,252
2019 $5,607 $17,295
2020 $4,879 $17,564
2021 $5,165 $20,262
2022 $6,022 $20,227
2023 $6,840 $22,676
2024 $7,020 $23,368

Jamaica vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Latvia
1950 56.6 64.6
1951 57.1 65.2
1952 58.1 65.7
1953 58.9 66.2
1954 59.6 66.7
1955 60.4 67.1
1956 61.2 67.6
1957 61.9 68.3
1958 62.6 68.9
1959 63.2 69.5
1960 63.8 70.3
1961 64.3 70.5
1962 64.6 69.9
1963 65 70.3
1964 65.3 71.5
1965 65.7 71.2
1966 65.9 71.2
1967 66.1 70.9
1968 66.3 70.5
1969 66.5 70.2
1970 66.7 70.2
1971 67 70.6
1972 67.3 70.3
1973 67.6 70.2
1974 67.9 70.1
1975 68.2 69.3
1976 68.4 69.4
1977 68.6 69.4
1978 68.7 69.3
1979 68.8 68.8
1980 69 69.1
1981 69.1 69.1
1982 69.3 69.6
1983 69.5 69.4
1984 69.8 69.4
1985 70.1 69.6
1986 70.4 71
1987 70.9 71
1988 71.2 70.9
1989 71.5 70.4
1990 71.7 69.5
1991 71.8 69.2
1992 71.8 68.5
1993 71.8 66.6
1994 71.6 65.2
1995 71.5 66
1996 71.3 68.6
1997 71.2 69.2
1998 71.2 68.9
1999 71.2 69.6
2000 71.3 70.2
2001 71.3 69.9
2002 71.5 70.2
2003 71.6 70.6
2004 71.5 70.9
2005 71.5 70.6
2006 71.4 70.6
2007 71.4 70.8
2008 71.5 72
2009 71.7 72.7
2010 72 73
2011 72.2 73.7
2012 72.4 73.9
2013 72.4 74.2
2014 72.4 74.3
2015 72.2 74.7
2016 72.1 74.8
2017 71.9 74.8
2018 71.6 75
2019 71.5 75.6
2020 71.5 75.5
2021 69.1 73.2
2022 71.5 74.9
2023 71.5 76.2
2024 71.6 76.3
2025 71.7 76.5

Jamaica and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Latvia
Year Population
Jamaica Latvia
1960 1,650,005 2,120,979
1961 1,673,261 2,152,681
1962 1,696,932 2,181,586
1963 1,721,099 2,210,919
1964 1,745,568 2,240,623
1965 1,769,192 2,265,919
1966 1,791,475 2,283,217
1967 1,812,865 2,301,220
1968 1,833,765 2,323,619
1969 1,855,127 2,343,173
1970 1,878,196 2,359,164
1971 1,903,728 2,376,389
1972 1,931,542 2,395,674
1973 1,961,219 2,415,819
1974 1,990,906 2,437,186
1975 2,018,981 2,456,130
1976 2,045,578 2,470,989
1977 2,070,657 2,485,073
1978 2,094,836 2,497,921
1979 2,119,486 2,505,953
1980 2,145,658 2,511,701
1981 2,173,818 2,519,421
1982 2,203,889 2,531,080
1983 2,234,832 2,546,011
1984 2,264,562 2,562,047
1985 2,290,656 2,578,873
1986 2,312,125 2,599,892
1987 2,329,813 2,626,583
1988 2,345,777 2,653,434
1989 2,361,916 2,666,955
1990 2,379,877 2,663,151
1991 2,400,869 2,650,581
1992 2,424,701 2,614,338
1993 2,449,916 2,563,290
1994 2,475,220 2,520,742
1995 2,500,151 2,485,056
1996 2,524,463 2,457,222
1997 2,547,848 2,432,851
1998 2,569,736 2,410,019
1999 2,589,795 2,390,482
2000 2,607,826 2,367,550
2001 2,624,403 2,337,170
2002 2,640,572 2,310,173
2003 2,656,623 2,287,955
2004 2,672,225 2,263,122
2005 2,687,066 2,238,799
2006 2,700,968 2,218,357
2007 2,713,800 2,200,325
2008 2,725,635 2,177,322
2009 2,736,995 2,141,669
2010 2,748,568 2,097,555
2011 2,760,494 2,059,709
2012 2,772,430 2,034,319
2013 2,783,687 2,012,647
2014 2,793,749 1,993,782
2015 2,802,534 1,977,527
2016 2,809,915 1,959,537
2017 2,815,764 1,942,248
2018 2,820,097 1,927,174
2019 2,823,271 1,913,822
2020 2,830,739 1,900,449
2021 2,837,682 1,884,490
2022 2,839,144 1,879,383
2023 2,839,786 1,877,445
2024 2,839,175 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Latvia

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Latvia
1960 5.54 1.94
1961 5.6 1.94
1962 5.64 1.91
1963 5.73 1.85
1964 5.79 1.79
1965 5.72 1.74
1966 5.69 1.76
1967 5.67 1.8
1968 5.58 1.83
1969 5.47 1.88
1970 5.35 1.96
1971 5.21 2
1972 5.06 2
1973 5 1.98
1974 4.67 1.97
1975 4.44 1.96
1976 4.21 1.93
1977 4 1.89
1978 3.84 1.87
1979 3.72 1.87
1980 3.59 1.86
1981 3.51 1.88
1982 3.46 1.97
1983 3.41 2.07
1984 3.32 2.09
1985 3.21 2.08
1986 3.11 2.12
1987 3.02 2.15
1988 2.98 2.11
1989 2.93 2.05
1990 2.96 2.02
1991 3 1.86
1992 3.03 1.73
1993 2.99 1.51
1994 2.93 1.39
1995 2.85 1.25
1996 2.77 1.16
1997 2.68 1.11
1998 2.57 1.09
1999 2.47 1.16
2000 2.35 1.25
2001 2.3 1.22
2002 2.27 1.26
2003 2.24 1.32
2004 2.2 1.29
2005 2.15 1.39
2006 2.09 1.46
2007 2.02 1.54
2008 1.95 1.58
2009 1.88 1.46
2010 1.8 1.36
2011 1.72 1.33
2012 1.65 1.44
2013 1.59 1.52
2014 1.54 1.65
2015 1.51 1.7
2016 1.46 1.74
2017 1.43 1.69
2018 1.4 1.6
2019 1.39 1.61
2020 1.38 1.55
2021 1.38 1.57
2022 1.37 1.47
2023 1.36 1.36

Jamaica and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Latvia
1960 19.8 32.3
1961 19.5 32.4
1962 19.3 32.6
1963 19 32.8
1964 18.8 33
1965 18.5 33.2
1966 18.3 33.5
1967 18.1 33.8
1968 17.9 34
1969 17.8 34.1
1970 17.7 34.2
1971 17.7 34.3
1972 17.8 34.5
1973 17.9 34.6
1974 18 34.7
1975 18.2 34.9
1976 18.4 35
1977 18.6 35.1
1978 18.9 35.1
1979 19.1 35.1
1980 19.4 34.9
1981 19.6 34.8
1982 19.9 34.7
1983 20.1 34.6
1984 20.4 34.7
1985 20.6 34.7
1986 20.8 34.7
1987 21.1 34.6
1988 21.3 34.6
1989 21.6 34.5
1990 21.8 34.6
1991 22 34.8
1992 22.2 35.2
1993 22.3 35.6
1994 22.4 36
1995 22.5 36.2
1996 22.6 36.6
1997 22.7 36.9
1998 22.9 37.3
1999 23.1 37.6
2000 23.3 37.9
2001 23.6 38.3
2002 23.8 38.6
2003 24.1 38.9
2004 24.4 39.2
2005 24.6 39.4
2006 24.9 39.7
2007 25.3 39.9
2008 25.7 40.1
2009 26.1 40.5
2010 26.5 41.1
2011 27 41.6
2012 27.4 42
2013 27.9 42.3
2014 28.3 42.5
2015 28.8 42.8
2016 29.3 43
2017 29.8 43.2
2018 30.3 43.4
2019 30.8 43.6
2020 31.3 43.8
2021 31.7 43.9
2022 32.2 44
2023 32.8 44.1
2024 33.3 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
95%
2024

Energy

Jamaica Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Latvia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
99.9%
2021
English speaking
97.6%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Jamaica Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Latvia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
n/a

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