Jamaica vs North Korea statistics compared

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 159th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Jamaica and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Jamaica

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Jamaica	North Korea
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	-
1996	$7,393,891,921	-
1997	$8,400,041,724	-
1998	$8,787,195,622	-
1999	$8,887,057,997	-
2000	$9,005,064,475	-
2001	$9,194,727,831	-
2002	$9,719,009,495	-
2003	$9,430,234,811	-
2004	$10,174,664,854	-
2005	$11,243,865,778	-
2006	$11,930,179,090	-
2007	$12,799,600,047	-
2008	$13,709,401,520	-
2009	$12,120,458,115	$23,356,470,000
2010	$13,220,549,908	$25,995,513,000
2011	$14,444,661,522	$29,005,020,000
2012	$14,807,086,556	$29,890,710,000
2013	$14,264,205,153	$30,588,922,000
2014	$13,899,217,680	$30,554,460,000
2015	$14,188,936,918	$30,723,030,000
2016	$14,077,096,677	$28,882,640,000
2017	$14,808,985,133	$29,105,440,000
2018	$15,730,792,876	$28,536,400,000
2019	$15,830,766,531	$28,222,880,000
2020	$13,812,421,836	$27,728,240,000
2021	$14,657,586,159	$32,301,720,000
2022	$17,097,760,687	$28,971,360,000
2023	$19,423,355,367	$32,155,360,000
2024	$19,930,288,337	$34,943,120,000

Jamaica and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Jamaica

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Jamaica	North Korea
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	-
1996	$2,929	-
1997	$3,297	-
1998	$3,419	-
1999	$3,432	-
2000	$3,453	-
2001	$3,504	-
2002	$3,681	-
2003	$3,550	-
2004	$3,808	-
2005	$4,184	-
2006	$4,417	-
2007	$4,716	-
2008	$5,030	-
2009	$4,428	$939
2010	$4,810	$1,040
2011	$5,233	$1,156
2012	$5,341	$1,186
2013	$5,124	$1,208
2014	$4,975	$1,201
2015	$5,063	$1,201
2016	$5,010	$1,124
2017	$5,259	$1,127
2018	$5,578	$1,100
2019	$5,607	$1,084
2020	$4,879	$1,061
2021	$5,165	$1,231
2022	$6,022	$1,100
2023	$6,840	$1,217
2024	$7,020	$1,319

Jamaica vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Jamaica

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Jamaica	North Korea
1950	56.6	14.2
1951	57.1	17.7
1952	58.1	32.8
1953	58.9	40.3
1954	59.6	50.6
1955	60.4	51.8
1956	61.2	52.8
1957	61.9	53.7
1958	62.6	54.5
1959	63.2	55.2
1960	63.8	55.8
1961	64.3	56.4
1962	64.6	57
1963	65	57.6
1964	65.3	58.2
1965	65.7	58.8
1966	65.9	59.4
1967	66.1	60.1
1968	66.3	60.8
1969	66.5	61.4
1970	66.7	62
1971	67	62.7
1972	67.3	63.3
1973	67.6	63.8
1974	67.9	64.3
1975	68.2	64.8
1976	68.4	65.3
1977	68.6	65.8
1978	68.7	66.3
1979	68.8	66.7
1980	69	67.2
1981	69.1	67.7
1982	69.3	68.1
1983	69.5	68.5
1984	69.8	68.9
1985	70.1	69.2
1986	70.4	69.5
1987	70.9	69.8
1988	71.2	70.1
1989	71.5	70.3
1990	71.7	70.5
1991	71.8	70.7
1992	71.8	71
1993	71.8	70.8
1994	71.6	70.5
1995	71.5	60.8
1996	71.3	60.8
1997	71.2	60.9
1998	71.2	60.9
1999	71.2	60.9
2000	71.3	60.9
2001	71.3	60.9
2002	71.5	60.9
2003	71.6	69.4
2004	71.5	69.3
2005	71.5	69.2
2006	71.4	69.1
2007	71.4	69
2008	71.5	69.3
2009	71.7	69.7
2010	72	70.2
2011	72.2	70.8
2012	72.4	71.3
2013	72.4	71.9
2014	72.4	72.5
2015	72.2	72.8
2016	72.1	73
2017	71.9	73
2018	71.6	73
2019	71.5	72.9
2020	71.5	72.8
2021	69.1	73.4
2022	71.5	73.6
2023	71.5	73.6
2024	71.6	73.7
2025	71.7	73.9

Jamaica and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Jamaica

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Jamaica	North Korea
1960	1,650,005	11,722,953
1961	1,673,261	11,990,713
1962	1,696,932	12,262,882
1963	1,721,099	12,567,057
1964	1,745,568	12,889,770
1965	1,769,192	13,219,369
1966	1,791,475	13,569,094
1967	1,812,865	13,958,350
1968	1,833,765	14,365,596
1969	1,855,127	14,767,615
1970	1,878,196	15,172,775
1971	1,903,728	15,572,457
1972	1,931,542	15,975,069
1973	1,961,219	16,350,367
1974	1,990,906	16,673,121
1975	2,018,981	16,971,055
1976	2,045,578	17,243,450
1977	2,070,657	17,492,798
1978	2,094,836	17,735,995
1979	2,119,486	17,983,470
1980	2,145,658	18,236,786
1981	2,173,818	18,501,295
1982	2,203,889	18,776,357
1983	2,234,832	19,054,034
1984	2,264,562	19,335,043
1985	2,290,656	19,620,388
1986	2,312,125	19,910,855
1987	2,329,813	20,205,483
1988	2,345,777	20,503,161
1989	2,361,916	20,804,367
1990	2,379,877	21,112,137
1991	2,400,869	21,428,638
1992	2,424,701	21,750,911
1993	2,449,916	22,073,352
1994	2,475,220	22,393,975
1995	2,500,151	22,669,304
1996	2,524,463	22,895,746
1997	2,547,848	23,110,830
1998	2,569,736	23,311,564
1999	2,589,795	23,497,599
2000	2,607,826	23,665,910
2001	2,624,403	23,815,358
2002	2,640,572	23,943,973
2003	2,656,623	24,090,380
2004	2,672,225	24,254,943
2005	2,687,066	24,396,433
2006	2,700,968	24,524,507
2007	2,713,800	24,646,383
2008	2,725,635	24,764,618
2009	2,736,995	24,878,332
2010	2,748,568	24,987,258
2011	2,760,494	25,097,874
2012	2,772,430	25,211,728
2013	2,783,687	25,329,451
2014	2,793,749	25,451,262
2015	2,802,534	25,575,350
2016	2,809,915	25,698,326
2017	2,815,764	25,817,709
2018	2,820,097	25,931,147
2019	2,823,271	26,037,632
2020	2,830,739	26,136,312
2021	2,837,682	26,232,534
2022	2,839,144	26,328,845
2023	2,839,786	26,418,204
2024	2,839,175	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Jamaica and North Korea

Fertility rate

Jamaica

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	North Korea
1960	5.54	3.57
1961	5.6	3.26
1962	5.64	3.41
1963	5.73	3.63
1964	5.79	3.55
1965	5.72	3.56
1966	5.69	3.71
1967	5.67	4.05
1968	5.58	3.87
1969	5.47	3.86
1970	5.35	3.85
1971	5.21	3.74
1972	5.06	3.89
1973	5	3.35
1974	4.67	3.14
1975	4.44	3.05
1976	4.21	2.84
1977	4	2.77
1978	3.84	2.79
1979	3.72	2.85
1980	3.59	2.84
1981	3.51	2.92
1982	3.46	2.85
1983	3.41	2.78
1984	3.32	2.71
1985	3.21	2.65
1986	3.11	2.59
1987	3.02	2.53
1988	2.98	2.47
1989	2.93	2.41
1990	2.96	2.39
1991	3	2.35
1992	3.03	2.29
1993	2.99	2.22
1994	2.93	2.18
1995	2.85	2.15
1996	2.77	2.09
1997	2.68	2.03
1998	2.57	1.99
1999	2.47	1.97
2000	2.35	1.94
2001	2.3	1.94
2002	2.27	1.92
2003	2.24	1.91
2004	2.2	1.9
2005	2.15	1.87
2006	2.09	1.94
2007	2.02	1.94
2008	1.95	1.97
2009	1.88	1.91
2010	1.8	1.89
2011	1.72	1.88
2012	1.65	1.88
2013	1.59	1.88
2014	1.54	1.87
2015	1.51	1.86
2016	1.46	1.86
2017	1.43	1.85
2018	1.4	1.83
2019	1.39	1.83
2020	1.38	1.82
2021	1.38	1.81
2022	1.37	1.8
2023	1.36	1.78

Jamaica and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Jamaica

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Jamaica	North Korea
1960	19.8	19.9
1961	19.5	20.2
1962	19.3	20.6
1963	19	20.8
1964	18.8	21
1965	18.5	21.2
1966	18.3	21.3
1967	18.1	21.4
1968	17.9	21.4
1969	17.8	21.4
1970	17.7	21.4
1971	17.7	21.2
1972	17.8	20.9
1973	17.9	20.7
1974	18	20.7
1975	18.2	20.9
1976	18.4	21.1
1977	18.6	21.4
1978	18.9	21.8
1979	19.1	22.2
1980	19.4	22.5
1981	19.6	22.8
1982	19.9	23.1
1983	20.1	23.5
1984	20.4	23.9
1985	20.6	24.2
1986	20.8	24.5
1987	21.1	24.8
1988	21.3	25.1
1989	21.6	25.6
1990	21.8	26
1991	22	26.4
1992	22.2	26.8
1993	22.3	27.2
1994	22.4	27.6
1995	22.5	28
1996	22.6	28.3
1997	22.7	28.8
1998	22.9	29.2
1999	23.1	29.6
2000	23.3	30.1
2001	23.6	30.5
2002	23.8	31
2003	24.1	31.4
2004	24.4	31.8
2005	24.6	32.1
2006	24.9	32.5
2007	25.3	32.9
2008	25.7	33.3
2009	26.1	33.7
2010	26.5	34
2011	27	34.3
2012	27.4	34.5
2013	27.9	34.7
2014	28.3	35
2015	28.8	35.2
2016	29.3	35.4
2017	29.8	35.7
2018	30.3	35.9
2019	30.8	36.2
2020	31.3	36.4
2021	31.7	36.6
2022	32.2	36.8
2023	32.8	37.1
2024	33.3	37.3

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