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Jamaica vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 159th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Marshall Islands
Population
2837071
36281
Population rank 140/197 192/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 130/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Jamaica and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Jamaica Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $1,539,861,816 $9,116,810
1972 $1,875,146,587 $9,973,652
1973 $1,905,917,553 $11,607,366
1974 $2,375,122,375 $15,217,532
1975 $2,860,442,750 $16,691,301
1976 $2,966,042,856 $18,153,647
1977 $3,249,733,140 $20,210,069
1978 $2,644,527,822 $22,209,370
1979 $2,425,064,229 $25,545,346
1980 $2,679,379,372 $26,710,653
1981 $2,979,027,966 $31,020,000
1982 $3,293,496,312 $34,918,000
1983 $3,619,262,277 $41,749,000
1984 $2,373,564,549 $45,144,000
1985 $2,100,239,019 $43,879,000
1986 $2,754,549,582 $55,989,000
1987 $3,287,007,322 $62,983,000
1988 $3,828,342,820 $70,688,000
1989 $4,404,937,853 $72,798,000
1990 $4,592,208,087 $78,476,000
1991 $4,106,207,649 $82,507,000
1992 $3,535,460,090 $91,063,000
1993 $5,440,075,676 $99,461,000
1994 $5,452,558,947 $108,071,000
1995 $6,577,520,643 $120,230,000
1996 $7,393,891,921 $110,858,000
1997 $8,400,041,724 $109,884,700
1998 $8,787,195,622 $112,070,100
1999 $8,887,057,997 $113,352,100
2000 $9,005,064,475 $114,838,500
2001 $9,194,727,831 $122,406,100
2002 $9,719,009,495 $131,960,000
2003 $9,430,234,811 $131,128,500
2004 $10,174,664,854 $132,900,000
2005 $11,243,865,778 $138,000,000
2006 $11,930,179,090 $143,200,000
2007 $12,799,600,047 $150,500,000
2008 $13,709,401,520 $146,600,000
2009 $12,120,458,115 $151,200,000
2010 $13,220,549,908 $161,100,000
2011 $14,444,661,522 $172,300,000
2012 $14,807,086,556 $180,700,000
2013 $14,264,205,153 $186,400,000
2014 $13,899,217,680 $186,000,000
2015 $14,188,936,918 $183,700,000
2016 $14,077,096,677 $201,800,000
2017 $14,808,985,133 $213,700,000
2018 $15,730,792,876 $220,000,000
2019 $15,830,766,531 $232,900,000
2020 $13,812,421,836 $241,800,000
2021 $14,657,586,159 $258,900,000
2022 $17,097,760,687 $253,400,000
2023 $19,423,355,367 $259,300,000
2024 $19,930,288,337 $280,357,844

Jamaica and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Marshall Islands
1960 $424 -
1961 $447 -
1962 $458 -
1963 $480 -
1964 $514 -
1965 $549 -
1966 $612 -
1967 $633 -
1968 $591 -
1969 $642 -
1970 $748 $373
1971 $809 $390
1972 $971 $416
1973 $972 $472
1974 $1,193 $602
1975 $1,417 $638
1976 $1,450 $672
1977 $1,569 $724
1978 $1,262 $771
1979 $1,144 $859
1980 $1,249 $868
1981 $1,370 $969
1982 $1,494 $1,046
1983 $1,619 $1,199
1984 $1,048 $1,245
1985 $917 $1,162
1986 $1,191 $1,425
1987 $1,411 $1,543
1988 $1,632 $1,670
1989 $1,865 $1,670
1990 $1,930 $1,758
1991 $1,710 $1,811
1992 $1,458 $1,963
1993 $2,221 $2,112
1994 $2,203 $2,265
1995 $2,631 $2,491
1996 $2,929 $2,273
1997 $3,297 $2,231
1998 $3,419 $2,254
1999 $3,432 $2,258
2000 $3,453 $2,265
2001 $3,504 $2,394
2002 $3,681 $2,566
2003 $3,550 $2,539
2004 $3,808 $2,566
2005 $4,184 $2,659
2006 $4,417 $2,754
2007 $4,716 $2,892
2008 $5,030 $2,818
2009 $4,428 $2,907
2010 $4,810 $3,095
2011 $5,233 $3,319
2012 $5,341 $3,514
2013 $5,124 $3,678
2014 $4,975 $3,735
2015 $5,063 $3,764
2016 $5,010 $4,230
2017 $5,259 $4,593
2018 $5,578 $4,858
2019 $5,607 $5,292
2020 $4,879 $5,662
2021 $5,165 $6,259
2022 $6,022 $6,323
2023 $6,840 $6,678
2024 $7,020 $7,467

Jamaica vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Marshall Islands
1950 56.6 52.6
1951 57.1 52.7
1952 58.1 52.7
1953 58.9 52.8
1954 59.6 52.9
1955 60.4 53
1956 61.2 53.2
1957 61.9 53.4
1958 62.6 53.6
1959 63.2 54
1960 63.8 54.4
1961 64.3 54.7
1962 64.6 55.2
1963 65 55.7
1964 65.3 56.3
1965 65.7 56.8
1966 65.9 57.3
1967 66.1 57.8
1968 66.3 58.2
1969 66.5 58.5
1970 66.7 58.8
1971 67 59.1
1972 67.3 59.5
1973 67.6 59.8
1974 67.9 60.1
1975 68.2 60.3
1976 68.4 60.4
1977 68.6 60.6
1978 68.7 60.7
1979 68.8 60.8
1980 69 61
1981 69.1 61.1
1982 69.3 61.3
1983 69.5 61.5
1984 69.8 61.6
1985 70.1 61.7
1986 70.4 61.8
1987 70.9 61.8
1988 71.2 61.8
1989 71.5 61.7
1990 71.7 61.8
1991 71.8 61.8
1992 71.8 61.9
1993 71.8 62.1
1994 71.6 62.3
1995 71.5 62.5
1996 71.3 62.8
1997 71.2 63
1998 71.2 63.2
1999 71.2 63.4
2000 71.3 63.3
2001 71.3 63.7
2002 71.5 63.8
2003 71.6 64
2004 71.5 64
2005 71.5 64.1
2006 71.4 64.2
2007 71.4 64.3
2008 71.5 64.3
2009 71.7 64.4
2010 72 64.5
2011 72.2 64.6
2012 72.4 64.8
2013 72.4 65
2014 72.4 65.1
2015 72.2 65.3
2016 72.1 65.5
2017 71.9 65.7
2018 71.6 65.9
2019 71.5 66
2020 71.5 65.4
2021 69.1 65.4
2022 71.5 66.7
2023 71.5 66.9
2024 71.6 67.1
2025 71.7 67.2

Jamaica and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Jamaica Marshall Islands
1960 1,650,005 14,703
1961 1,673,261 15,219
1962 1,696,932 15,755
1963 1,721,099 16,302
1964 1,745,568 16,852
1965 1,769,192 17,402
1966 1,791,475 17,927
1967 1,812,865 18,655
1968 1,833,765 19,862
1969 1,855,127 21,305
1970 1,878,196 22,530
1971 1,903,728 23,366
1972 1,931,542 23,992
1973 1,961,219 24,581
1974 1,990,906 25,296
1975 2,018,981 26,154
1976 2,045,578 27,021
1977 2,070,657 27,906
1978 2,094,836 28,809
1979 2,119,486 29,738
1980 2,145,658 30,774
1981 2,173,818 32,017
1982 2,203,889 33,397
1983 2,234,832 34,811
1984 2,264,562 36,264
1985 2,290,656 37,761
1986 2,312,125 39,286
1987 2,329,813 40,828
1988 2,345,777 42,321
1989 2,361,916 43,586
1990 2,379,877 44,629
1991 2,400,869 45,568
1992 2,424,701 46,388
1993 2,449,916 47,093
1994 2,475,220 47,712
1995 2,500,151 48,266
1996 2,524,463 48,775
1997 2,547,848 49,259
1998 2,569,736 49,717
1999 2,589,795 50,202
2000 2,607,826 50,706
2001 2,624,403 51,123
2002 2,640,572 51,425
2003 2,656,623 51,639
2004 2,672,225 51,791
2005 2,687,066 51,906
2006 2,700,968 51,992
2007 2,713,800 52,035
2008 2,725,635 52,030
2009 2,736,995 52,019
2010 2,748,568 52,044
2011 2,760,494 51,907
2012 2,772,430 51,419
2013 2,783,687 50,681
2014 2,793,749 49,796
2015 2,802,534 48,800
2016 2,809,915 47,709
2017 2,815,764 46,529
2018 2,820,097 45,285
2019 2,823,271 44,007
2020 2,830,739 42,706
2021 2,837,682 41,367
2022 2,839,144 40,077
2023 2,839,786 38,827
2024 2,839,175 37,548

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Marshall Islands
1960 5.54 8.08
1961 5.6 8.12
1962 5.64 8.12
1963 5.73 8.12
1964 5.79 8.14
1965 5.72 8.16
1966 5.69 8.2
1967 5.67 8.17
1968 5.58 8.14
1969 5.47 8.11
1970 5.35 8.07
1971 5.21 8.04
1972 5.06 8
1973 5 7.95
1974 4.67 7.9
1975 4.44 7.83
1976 4.21 7.76
1977 4 7.67
1978 3.84 7.58
1979 3.72 7.47
1980 3.59 7.37
1981 3.51 7.27
1982 3.46 7.18
1983 3.41 7.08
1984 3.32 6.99
1985 3.21 6.87
1986 3.11 6.73
1987 3.02 6.57
1988 2.98 6.38
1989 2.93 6.18
1990 2.96 5.97
1991 3 5.76
1992 3.03 5.55
1993 2.99 5.38
1994 2.93 5.23
1995 2.85 5.09
1996 2.77 5.02
1997 2.68 4.96
1998 2.57 4.87
1999 2.47 4.78
2000 2.35 4.7
2001 2.3 4.58
2002 2.27 4.49
2003 2.24 4.42
2004 2.2 4.34
2005 2.15 4.28
2006 2.09 4.2
2007 2.02 4.09
2008 1.95 3.97
2009 1.88 3.83
2010 1.8 3.67
2011 1.72 3.53
2012 1.65 3.38
2013 1.59 3.25
2014 1.54 3.18
2015 1.51 3.13
2016 1.46 3.09
2017 1.43 3.06
2018 1.4 3.04
2019 1.39 3.01
2020 1.38 2.99
2021 1.38 2.96
2022 1.37 2.94
2023 1.36 2.92

Jamaica and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Marshall Islands
1960 19.8 17.4
1961 19.5 17
1962 19.3 16.7
1963 19 16.4
1964 18.8 16.3
1965 18.5 16.3
1966 18.3 16.4
1967 18.1 16.6
1968 17.9 16.9
1969 17.8 17.2
1970 17.7 17.4
1971 17.7 17.1
1972 17.8 16.6
1973 17.9 16.2
1974 18 16
1975 18.2 15.9
1976 18.4 15.7
1977 18.6 15.5
1978 18.9 15.3
1979 19.1 15.1
1980 19.4 15
1981 19.6 14.9
1982 19.9 14.9
1983 20.1 14.9
1984 20.4 14.8
1985 20.6 14.8
1986 20.8 14.7
1987 21.1 14.7
1988 21.3 14.7
1989 21.6 14.8
1990 21.8 14.9
1991 22 15.2
1992 22.2 15.4
1993 22.3 15.8
1994 22.4 16.1
1995 22.5 16.5
1996 22.6 16.9
1997 22.7 17.2
1998 22.9 17.6
1999 23.1 17.9
2000 23.3 18.2
2001 23.6 18.5
2002 23.8 18.8
2003 24.1 19.1
2004 24.4 19.4
2005 24.6 19.7
2006 24.9 19.9
2007 25.3 20.2
2008 25.7 20.4
2009 26.1 20.5
2010 26.5 20.6
2011 27 20.6
2012 27.4 20.8
2013 27.9 21
2014 28.3 21.3
2015 28.8 21.6
2016 29.3 21.9
2017 29.8 22.2
2018 30.3 22.4
2019 30.8 22.6
2020 31.3 22.6
2021 31.7 22.5
2022 32.2 22.2
2023 32.8 21.9
2024 33.3 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
2.8%
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
100
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
95.8%
2021
English speaking
97.6%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Jamaica Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Jamaica Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
1,260 mi
2007

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