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Jamaica vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 159th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Maldives
Population
2837071
531152
Population rank 140/197 168/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Jamaica and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Maldives
Year GDP
Jamaica Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $1,539,861,816 $21,566,404
1972 $1,875,146,587 $25,177,138
1973 $1,905,917,553 $30,862,042
1974 $2,375,122,375 $39,120,171
1975 $2,860,442,750 $24,540,878
1976 $2,966,042,856 $22,399,467
1977 $3,249,733,140 $20,853,789
1978 $2,644,527,822 $24,369,109
1979 $2,425,064,229 $38,523,364
1980 $2,679,379,372 $42,463,576
1981 $2,979,027,966 $44,781,457
1982 $3,293,496,312 $47,911,340
1983 $3,619,262,277 $57,829,787
1984 $2,373,564,549 $109,503,546
1985 $2,100,239,019 $127,190,758
1986 $2,754,549,582 $141,882,254
1987 $3,287,007,322 $141,223,029
1988 $3,828,342,820 $168,514,513
1989 $4,404,937,853 $189,514,434
1990 $4,592,208,087 $215,043,970
1991 $4,106,207,649 $244,396,762
1992 $3,535,460,090 $284,875,809
1993 $5,440,075,676 $322,417,837
1994 $5,452,558,947 $356,014,932
1995 $6,577,520,643 $398,988,955
1996 $7,393,891,921 $450,382,328
1997 $8,400,041,724 $508,223,602
1998 $8,787,195,622 $540,096,398
1999 $8,887,057,997 $589,239,754
2000 $9,005,064,475 $624,337,145
2001 $9,194,727,831 $870,031,677
2002 $9,719,009,495 $897,031,250
2003 $9,430,234,811 $1,052,121,055
2004 $10,174,664,854 $1,226,829,563
2005 $11,243,865,778 $1,163,362,438
2006 $11,930,179,090 $1,575,200,391
2007 $12,799,600,047 $1,868,383,461
2008 $13,709,401,520 $2,271,646,188
2009 $12,120,458,115 $2,345,294,875
2010 $13,220,549,908 $2,588,176,055
2011 $14,444,661,522 $2,774,350,240
2012 $14,807,086,556 $2,886,163,997
2013 $14,264,205,153 $3,295,009,238
2014 $13,899,217,680 $3,697,353,039
2015 $14,188,936,918 $4,129,505,319
2016 $14,077,096,677 $4,409,942,624
2017 $14,808,985,133 $4,816,426,257
2018 $15,730,792,876 $5,404,344,163
2019 $15,830,766,531 $5,726,094,799
2020 $13,812,421,836 $3,712,604,583
2021 $14,657,586,159 $5,252,457,370
2022 $17,097,760,687 $6,177,118,114
2023 $19,423,355,367 $6,590,894,302
2024 $19,930,288,337 $6,975,146,349

Jamaica and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Maldives
1960 $424 -
1961 $447 -
1962 $458 -
1963 $480 -
1964 $514 -
1965 $549 -
1966 $612 -
1967 $633 -
1968 $591 -
1969 $642 -
1970 $748 $156.9
1971 $809 $169.8
1972 $971 $192.2
1973 $972 $228.7
1974 $1,193 $281.5
1975 $1,417 $171.4
1976 $1,450 $151.8
1977 $1,569 $137.3
1978 $1,262 $156.1
1979 $1,144 $240.2
1980 $1,249 $257.6
1981 $1,370 $264.1
1982 $1,494 $274.8
1983 $1,619 $323
1984 $1,048 $594
1985 $917 $669
1986 $1,191 $720
1987 $1,411 $692
1988 $1,632 $799
1989 $1,865 $870
1990 $1,930 $957
1991 $1,710 $1,054
1992 $1,458 $1,194
1993 $2,221 $1,317
1994 $2,203 $1,419
1995 $2,631 $1,555
1996 $2,929 $1,717
1997 $3,297 $1,898
1998 $3,419 $1,980
1999 $3,432 $2,124
2000 $3,453 $2,214
2001 $3,504 $3,034
2002 $3,681 $3,076
2003 $3,550 $3,549
2004 $3,808 $4,070
2005 $4,184 $3,797
2006 $4,417 $5,019
2007 $4,716 $5,758
2008 $5,030 $6,757
2009 $4,428 $6,734
2010 $4,810 $7,174
2011 $5,233 $7,425
2012 $5,341 $7,461
2013 $5,124 $8,236
2014 $4,975 $8,939
2015 $5,063 $9,645
2016 $5,010 $9,948
2017 $5,259 $10,510
2018 $5,578 $11,423
2019 $5,607 $11,740
2020 $4,879 $7,394
2021 $5,165 $10,176
2022 $6,022 $11,786
2023 $6,840 $12,530
2024 $7,020 $13,216

Jamaica vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Maldives
1950 56.6 36.5
1951 57.1 37.1
1952 58.1 37
1953 58.9 36.9
1954 59.6 36.9
1955 60.4 37
1956 61.2 37.1
1957 61.9 37.3
1958 62.6 37.6
1959 63.2 37.9
1960 63.8 38.2
1961 64.3 38.6
1962 64.6 39.1
1963 65 39.6
1964 65.3 40.2
1965 65.7 40.8
1966 65.9 41.4
1967 66.1 42.1
1968 66.3 42.9
1969 66.5 43.7
1970 66.7 44.5
1971 67 45.5
1972 67.3 46.4
1973 67.6 47.5
1974 67.9 48.5
1975 68.2 49.6
1976 68.4 50.8
1977 68.6 51.8
1978 68.7 50.4
1979 68.8 53.9
1980 69 54.8
1981 69.1 55.7
1982 69.3 56.6
1983 69.5 57.5
1984 69.8 58.3
1985 70.1 59.2
1986 70.4 60
1987 70.9 60.8
1988 71.2 61.6
1989 71.5 62.4
1990 71.7 63.1
1991 71.8 63.9
1992 71.8 64.7
1993 71.8 65.4
1994 71.6 66.2
1995 71.5 67
1996 71.3 67.7
1997 71.2 68.5
1998 71.2 69.3
1999 71.2 70.2
2000 71.3 70.9
2001 71.3 71.7
2002 71.5 72.4
2003 71.6 73.3
2004 71.5 73
2005 71.5 74.8
2006 71.4 75.3
2007 71.4 75.7
2008 71.5 76
2009 71.7 76.4
2010 72 76.8
2011 72.2 77.1
2012 72.4 77.5
2013 72.4 77.8
2014 72.4 78.2
2015 72.2 78.6
2016 72.1 78.9
2017 71.9 79.2
2018 71.6 79.4
2019 71.5 79.7
2020 71.5 78.7
2021 69.1 78.1
2022 71.5 80.8
2023 71.5 81
2024 71.6 81.3
2025 71.7 81.5

Jamaica and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Maldives
Year Population
Jamaica Maldives
1960 1,650,005 91,189
1961 1,673,261 93,450
1962 1,696,932 95,802
1963 1,721,099 98,222
1964 1,745,568 100,662
1965 1,769,192 104,102
1966 1,791,475 108,507
1967 1,812,865 112,528
1968 1,833,765 116,075
1969 1,855,127 119,564
1970 1,878,196 123,219
1971 1,903,728 127,035
1972 1,931,542 130,968
1973 1,961,219 134,952
1974 1,990,906 138,978
1975 2,018,981 143,158
1976 2,045,578 147,525
1977 2,070,657 151,930
1978 2,094,836 156,159
1979 2,119,486 160,360
1980 2,145,658 164,835
1981 2,173,818 169,532
1982 2,203,889 174,333
1983 2,234,832 179,128
1984 2,264,562 184,198
1985 2,290,656 190,169
1986 2,312,125 196,935
1987 2,329,813 203,944
1988 2,345,777 210,885
1989 2,361,916 217,738
1990 2,379,877 224,762
1991 2,400,869 231,802
1992 2,424,701 238,543
1993 2,449,916 244,884
1994 2,475,220 250,822
1995 2,500,151 256,649
1996 2,524,463 262,347
1997 2,547,848 267,707
1998 2,569,736 272,723
1999 2,589,795 277,412
2000 2,607,826 282,019
2001 2,624,403 286,767
2002 2,640,572 291,616
2003 2,656,623 296,491
2004 2,672,225 301,413
2005 2,687,066 306,429
2006 2,700,968 313,851
2007 2,713,800 324,479
2008 2,725,635 336,170
2009 2,736,995 348,275
2010 2,748,568 360,792
2011 2,760,494 373,674
2012 2,772,430 386,818
2013 2,783,687 400,070
2014 2,793,749 413,617
2015 2,802,534 428,154
2016 2,809,915 443,308
2017 2,815,764 458,287
2018 2,820,097 473,099
2019 2,823,271 487,731
2020 2,830,739 502,118
2021 2,837,682 516,154
2022 2,839,144 524,106
2023 2,839,786 525,994
2024 2,839,175 527,799

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Maldives

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Maldives
1960 5.54 6.71
1961 5.6 6.79
1962 5.64 6.89
1963 5.73 6.94
1964 5.79 7
1965 5.72 7.07
1966 5.69 7.15
1967 5.67 7.23
1968 5.58 7.28
1969 5.47 7.33
1970 5.35 7.39
1971 5.21 7.38
1972 5.06 7.37
1973 5 7.4
1974 4.67 7.38
1975 4.44 7.32
1976 4.21 7.29
1977 4 7.27
1978 3.84 7.23
1979 3.72 7.23
1980 3.59 7.23
1981 3.51 7.19
1982 3.46 7.15
1983 3.41 7.09
1984 3.32 7.03
1985 3.21 6.94
1986 3.11 6.85
1987 3.02 6.73
1988 2.98 6.58
1989 2.93 6.39
1990 2.96 6.13
1991 3 5.8
1992 3.03 5.44
1993 2.99 5.06
1994 2.93 4.69
1995 2.85 4.29
1996 2.77 3.86
1997 2.68 3.48
1998 2.57 3.17
1999 2.47 2.9
2000 2.35 2.69
2001 2.3 2.53
2002 2.27 2.42
2003 2.24 2.34
2004 2.2 2.26
2005 2.15 2.2
2006 2.09 2.2
2007 2.02 2.29
2008 1.95 2.37
2009 1.88 2.39
2010 1.8 2.35
2011 1.72 2.31
2012 1.65 2.25
2013 1.59 2.17
2014 1.54 2.09
2015 1.51 2
2016 1.46 1.9
2017 1.43 1.8
2018 1.4 1.71
2019 1.39 1.64
2020 1.38 1.61
2021 1.38 1.6
2022 1.37 1.58
2023 1.36 1.58

Jamaica and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Maldives
1960 19.8 20.6
1961 19.5 20.6
1962 19.3 20.6
1963 19 20.6
1964 18.8 20.5
1965 18.5 19.9
1966 18.3 18.9
1967 18.1 18.2
1968 17.9 17.8
1969 17.8 17.6
1970 17.7 17.4
1971 17.7 17.3
1972 17.8 17.2
1973 17.9 17.2
1974 18 17.2
1975 18.2 17.1
1976 18.4 17
1977 18.6 17
1978 18.9 17
1979 19.1 16.9
1980 19.4 16.8
1981 19.6 16.8
1982 19.9 16.9
1983 20.1 16.9
1984 20.4 17
1985 20.6 17
1986 20.8 16.9
1987 21.1 16.7
1988 21.3 16.6
1989 21.6 16.5
1990 21.8 16.4
1991 22 16.4
1992 22.2 16.4
1993 22.3 16.5
1994 22.4 16.7
1995 22.5 16.9
1996 22.6 17.3
1997 22.7 17.6
1998 22.9 18
1999 23.1 18.4
2000 23.3 18.9
2001 23.6 19.3
2002 23.8 19.8
2003 24.1 20.3
2004 24.4 20.9
2005 24.6 21.5
2006 24.9 22.1
2007 25.3 22.7
2008 25.7 23.2
2009 26.1 23.8
2010 26.5 24.4
2011 27 25.1
2012 27.4 25.8
2013 27.9 26.5
2014 28.3 27.1
2015 28.8 27.6
2016 29.3 28
2017 29.8 28.5
2018 30.3 29
2019 30.8 29.5
2020 31.3 30.1
2021 31.7 30.7
2022 32.2 31.4
2023 32.8 32.1
2024 33.3 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
3.8%
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
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
79.5%
2017

Energy

Jamaica Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Maldives
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
97.9%
2021
English speaking
97.6%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Jamaica Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Maldives
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
57.8 mi
2018

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