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Jamaica vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 159th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Moldova
Population
2837071
2358679
Population rank 140/197 145/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Jamaica and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Moldova
Year GDP
Jamaica Moldova
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 $3,592,857,043
1991 $4,106,207,649 $3,094,565,871
1992 $3,535,460,090 $2,319,243,436
1993 $5,440,075,676 $2,371,813,324
1994 $5,452,558,947 $1,702,314,268
1995 $6,577,520,643 $1,752,999,370
1996 $7,393,891,921 $1,695,122,174
1997 $8,400,041,724 $1,930,081,169
1998 $8,787,195,622 $1,698,717,505
1999 $8,887,057,997 $1,170,782,957
2000 $9,005,064,475 $1,288,429,392
2001 $9,194,727,831 $1,480,673,594
2002 $9,719,009,495 $1,661,818,168
2003 $9,430,234,811 $1,980,907,435
2004 $10,174,664,854 $2,598,249,556
2005 $11,243,865,778 $2,988,342,907
2006 $11,930,179,090 $3,408,255,451
2007 $12,799,600,047 $4,401,173,152
2008 $13,709,401,520 $6,054,824,248
2009 $12,120,458,115 $5,439,434,272
2010 $13,220,549,908 $6,974,982,370
2011 $14,444,661,522 $8,414,352,020
2012 $14,807,086,556 $8,709,138,635
2013 $14,264,205,153 $9,496,717,876
2014 $13,899,217,680 $9,402,090,138
2015 $14,188,936,918 $7,797,667,197
2016 $14,077,096,677 $7,980,917,076
2017 $14,808,985,133 $9,514,404,016
2018 $15,730,792,876 $11,252,353,421
2019 $15,830,766,531 $11,736,797,055
2020 $13,812,421,836 $11,530,746,234
2021 $14,657,586,159 $13,691,869,264
2022 $17,097,760,687 $14,525,337,524
2023 $19,423,355,367 $16,711,906,746
2024 $19,930,288,337 $18,200,340,854

Jamaica and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Moldova
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 $1,207
1991 $1,710 $1,038
1992 $1,458 $778
1993 $2,221 $797
1994 $2,203 $574
1995 $2,631 $594
1996 $2,929 $575
1997 $3,297 $657
1998 $3,419 $579
1999 $3,432 $399
2000 $3,453 $441
2001 $3,504 $507
2002 $3,681 $571
2003 $3,550 $682
2004 $3,808 $897
2005 $4,184 $1,034
2006 $4,417 $1,183
2007 $4,716 $1,531
2008 $5,030 $2,111
2009 $4,428 $1,898
2010 $4,810 $2,437
2011 $5,233 $2,941
2012 $5,341 $3,045
2013 $5,124 $3,321
2014 $4,975 $3,290
2015 $5,063 $2,750
2016 $5,010 $2,847
2017 $5,259 $3,453
2018 $5,578 $4,156
2019 $5,607 $4,405
2020 $4,879 $4,376
2021 $5,165 $5,275
2022 $6,022 $5,744
2023 $6,840 $6,800
2024 $7,020 $7,618

Jamaica vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Moldova
1950 56.6 54
1951 57.1 54.5
1952 58.1 55.1
1953 58.9 55.7
1954 59.6 56.3
1955 60.4 56.9
1956 61.2 57.4
1957 61.9 58
1958 62.6 58.5
1959 63.2 59
1960 63.8 59.4
1961 64.3 59.9
1962 64.6 60.3
1963 65 60.6
1964 65.3 61
1965 65.7 61.3
1966 65.9 61.6
1967 66.1 61.8
1968 66.3 62
1969 66.5 62.2
1970 66.7 62.4
1971 67 62.7
1972 67.3 62.9
1973 67.6 63.2
1974 67.9 63.4
1975 68.2 63.7
1976 68.4 64
1977 68.6 64.2
1978 68.7 64.5
1979 68.8 64.8
1980 69 65.2
1981 69.1 65.6
1982 69.3 65.9
1983 69.5 66.1
1984 69.8 66.4
1985 70.1 66.9
1986 70.4 67.4
1987 70.9 67.9
1988 71.2 68.2
1989 71.5 68.2
1990 71.7 67.9
1991 71.8 67.6
1992 71.8 66.7
1993 71.8 66.7
1994 71.6 66.3
1995 71.5 66.2
1996 71.3 66.2
1997 71.2 66.5
1998 71.2 66.8
1999 71.2 67.2
2000 71.3 67.5
2001 71.3 67.7
2002 71.5 67.8
2003 71.6 67.9
2004 71.5 68
2005 71.5 68.2
2006 71.4 68.4
2007 71.4 68.7
2008 71.5 69
2009 71.7 69.4
2010 72 69.9
2011 72.2 70.2
2012 72.4 70.3
2013 72.4 70.3
2014 72.4 70.2
2015 72.2 70.1
2016 72.1 70.2
2017 71.9 70.4
2018 71.6 70.2
2019 71.5 70.2
2020 71.5 69.9
2021 69.1 69
2022 71.5 71.5
2023 71.5 71.2
2024 71.6 71.3
2025 71.7 71.5

Jamaica and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Moldova
Year Population
Jamaica Moldova
1960 1,650,005 2,058,020
1961 1,673,261 2,103,327
1962 1,696,932 2,147,227
1963 1,721,099 2,188,895
1964 1,745,568 2,228,000
1965 1,769,192 2,265,287
1966 1,791,475 2,301,871
1967 1,812,865 2,337,695
1968 1,833,765 2,373,073
1969 1,855,127 2,408,469
1970 1,878,196 2,437,590
1971 1,903,728 2,460,611
1972 1,931,542 2,484,742
1973 1,961,219 2,510,584
1974 1,990,906 2,538,164
1975 2,018,981 2,566,998
1976 2,045,578 2,596,491
1977 2,070,657 2,626,298
1978 2,094,836 2,656,211
1979 2,119,486 2,683,035
1980 2,145,658 2,708,675
1981 2,173,818 2,735,987
1982 2,203,889 2,763,101
1983 2,234,832 2,791,207
1984 2,264,562 2,820,518
1985 2,290,656 2,850,787
1986 2,312,125 2,883,057
1987 2,329,813 2,916,306
1988 2,345,777 2,948,891
1989 2,361,916 2,970,039
1990 2,379,877 2,977,912
1991 2,400,869 2,981,566
1992 2,424,701 2,980,965
1993 2,449,916 2,975,966
1994 2,475,220 2,966,745
1995 2,500,151 2,953,200
1996 2,524,463 2,947,293
1997 2,547,848 2,936,413
1998 2,569,736 2,935,227
1999 2,589,795 2,930,622
2000 2,607,826 2,924,668
2001 2,624,403 2,918,135
2002 2,640,572 2,911,385
2003 2,656,623 2,903,198
2004 2,672,225 2,896,023
2005 2,687,066 2,888,985
2006 2,700,968 2,880,967
2007 2,713,800 2,874,299
2008 2,725,635 2,868,833
2009 2,736,995 2,865,213
2010 2,748,568 2,862,354
2011 2,760,494 2,860,699
2012 2,772,430 2,860,324
2013 2,783,687 2,859,558
2014 2,793,749 2,857,815
2015 2,802,534 2,835,978
2016 2,809,915 2,803,186
2017 2,815,764 2,755,189
2018 2,820,097 2,707,203
2019 2,823,271 2,664,224
2020 2,830,739 2,635,130
2021 2,837,682 2,595,809
2022 2,839,144 2,528,654
2023 2,839,786 2,457,783
2024 2,839,175 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Moldova

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Moldova
1960 5.54 3.32
1961 5.6 3.23
1962 5.64 3.04
1963 5.73 2.89
1964 5.79 2.71
1965 5.72 2.69
1966 5.69 2.65
1967 5.67 2.62
1968 5.58 2.59
1969 5.47 2.57
1970 5.35 2.57
1971 5.21 2.56
1972 5.06 2.56
1973 5 2.57
1974 4.67 2.56
1975 4.44 2.52
1976 4.21 2.47
1977 4 2.42
1978 3.84 2.39
1979 3.72 2.38
1980 3.59 2.38
1981 3.51 2.4
1982 3.46 2.45
1983 3.41 2.58
1984 3.32 2.67
1985 3.21 2.67
1986 3.11 2.74
1987 3.02 2.78
1988 2.98 2.63
1989 2.93 2.46
1990 2.96 2.39
1991 3 2.28
1992 3.03 2.22
1993 2.99 2.11
1994 2.93 1.99
1995 2.85 1.83
1996 2.77 1.71
1997 2.68 1.79
1998 2.57 1.65
1999 2.47 1.56
2000 2.35 1.5
2001 2.3 1.47
2002 2.27 1.45
2003 2.24 1.48
2004 2.2 1.54
2005 2.15 1.53
2006 2.09 1.54
2007 2.02 1.58
2008 1.95 1.64
2009 1.88 1.72
2010 1.8 1.7
2011 1.72 1.65
2012 1.65 1.66
2013 1.59 1.62
2014 1.54 1.82
2015 1.51 1.87
2016 1.46 1.89
2017 1.43 1.81
2018 1.4 1.81
2019 1.39 1.78
2020 1.38 1.77
2021 1.38 1.75
2022 1.37 1.69
2023 1.36 1.73

Jamaica and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Moldova
1960 19.8 24.6
1961 19.5 24.7
1962 19.3 24.9
1963 19 25.1
1964 18.8 25.4
1965 18.5 25.7
1966 18.3 25.9
1967 18.1 26.1
1968 17.9 26.3
1969 17.8 26.4
1970 17.7 26.4
1971 17.7 26.3
1972 17.8 26.3
1973 17.9 26.3
1974 18 26.5
1975 18.2 26.7
1976 18.4 26.9
1977 18.6 27.2
1978 18.9 27.5
1979 19.1 27.6
1980 19.4 27.6
1981 19.6 27.9
1982 19.9 28.1
1983 20.1 28.3
1984 20.4 28.5
1985 20.6 28.7
1986 20.8 28.9
1987 21.1 29.1
1988 21.3 29.3
1989 21.6 29.5
1990 21.8 29.8
1991 22 30.2
1992 22.2 30.4
1993 22.3 30.6
1994 22.4 30.8
1995 22.5 31
1996 22.6 31.2
1997 22.7 31.3
1998 22.9 31.5
1999 23.1 31.8
2000 23.3 32
2001 23.6 32.2
2002 23.8 32.4
2003 24.1 32.6
2004 24.4 32.8
2005 24.6 33
2006 24.9 33.3
2007 25.3 33.6
2008 25.7 33.9
2009 26.1 34.3
2010 26.5 34.6
2011 27 34.9
2012 27.4 35.1
2013 27.9 35.4
2014 28.3 35.7
2015 28.8 36.1
2016 29.3 36.5
2017 29.8 36.8
2018 30.3 37.2
2019 30.8 37.6
2020 31.3 38
2021 31.7 38.3
2022 32.2 38.6
2023 32.8 38.8
2024 33.3 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
4.3%
2023
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
11%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
55.5%
2024

Energy

Jamaica Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Moldova
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
99.6%
2021
English speaking
97.6%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Jamaica Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
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
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Moldova
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
5,811 mi
2012

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