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Jamaica vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 159th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica North Macedonia
Population
2837071
1783115
Population rank 140/197 150/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Jamaica and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Jamaica North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $4,106,207,649 $4,938,775,510
1992 $3,535,460,090 $2,436,849,342
1993 $5,440,075,676 $2,682,456,897
1994 $5,452,558,947 $3,559,608,640
1995 $6,577,520,643 $4,707,041,315
1996 $7,393,891,921 $4,642,021,256
1997 $8,400,041,724 $3,912,986,091
1998 $8,787,195,622 $3,765,745,023
1999 $8,887,057,997 $3,863,619,285
2000 $9,005,064,475 $3,772,859,034
2001 $9,194,727,831 $3,709,636,031
2002 $9,719,009,495 $4,018,365,747
2003 $9,430,234,811 $4,946,296,599
2004 $10,174,664,854 $5,682,784,472
2005 $11,243,865,778 $6,258,602,873
2006 $11,930,179,090 $6,861,226,972
2007 $12,799,600,047 $8,336,474,974
2008 $13,709,401,520 $9,909,552,435
2009 $12,120,458,115 $9,401,736,825
2010 $13,220,549,908 $9,407,170,321
2011 $14,444,661,522 $10,494,626,768
2012 $14,807,086,556 $9,745,261,301
2013 $14,264,205,153 $10,817,702,346
2014 $13,899,217,680 $11,362,265,253
2015 $14,188,936,918 $10,064,519,963
2016 $14,077,096,677 $10,672,467,073
2017 $14,808,985,133 $11,307,067,070
2018 $15,730,792,876 $12,683,068,114
2019 $15,830,766,531 $12,606,338,449
2020 $13,812,421,836 $12,361,036,914
2021 $14,657,586,159 $14,000,283,827
2022 $17,097,760,687 $13,932,436,550
2023 $19,423,355,367 $15,763,604,288
2024 $19,930,288,337 $16,685,236,492

Jamaica and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $1,710 $2,402
1992 $1,458 $1,199
1993 $2,221 $1,337
1994 $2,203 $1,786
1995 $2,631 $2,355
1996 $2,929 $2,307
1997 $3,297 $1,960
1998 $3,419 $1,876
1999 $3,432 $1,915
2000 $3,453 $1,862
2001 $3,504 $1,823
2002 $3,681 $1,989
2003 $3,550 $2,445
2004 $3,808 $2,819
2005 $4,184 $3,121
2006 $4,417 $3,440
2007 $4,716 $4,204
2008 $5,030 $5,026
2009 $4,428 $4,800
2010 $4,810 $4,833
2011 $5,233 $5,417
2012 $5,341 $5,050
2013 $5,124 $5,626
2014 $4,975 $5,925
2015 $5,063 $5,263
2016 $5,010 $5,598
2017 $5,259 $5,955
2018 $5,578 $6,714
2019 $5,607 $6,719
2020 $4,879 $6,660
2021 $5,165 $7,621
2022 $6,022 $7,606
2023 $6,840 $8,624
2024 $7,020 $9,310

Jamaica vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica North Macedonia
1950 56.6 50.6
1951 57.1 48.5
1952 58.1 52.5
1953 58.9 53.2
1954 59.6 55.7
1955 60.4 55.4
1956 61.2 58.5
1957 61.9 55.7
1958 62.6 60.3
1959 63.2 59.5
1960 63.8 60.5
1961 64.3 61.8
1962 64.6 59.3
1963 65 61.4
1964 65.3 61.5
1965 65.7 62.6
1966 65.9 63.5
1967 66.1 63.8
1968 66.3 64.6
1969 66.5 64
1970 66.7 65
1971 67 65.2
1972 67.3 65.6
1973 67.6 67.1
1974 67.9 67.1
1975 68.2 67.3
1976 68.4 67.9
1977 68.6 68.2
1978 68.7 69.1
1979 68.8 69.2
1980 69 69.1
1981 69.1 69.4
1982 69.3 69.8
1983 69.5 69.7
1984 69.8 70.2
1985 70.1 70.2
1986 70.4 70.3
1987 70.9 70.4
1988 71.2 70.5
1989 71.5 71.1
1990 71.7 71.3
1991 71.8 71.8
1992 71.8 71.3
1993 71.8 71.7
1994 71.6 71.5
1995 71.5 72
1996 71.3 71.9
1997 71.2 71.9
1998 71.2 71.8
1999 71.2 72.3
2000 71.3 72.6
2001 71.3 73
2002 71.5 72.7
2003 71.6 73
2004 71.5 73.4
2005 71.5 73.6
2006 71.4 73.8
2007 71.4 73.7
2008 71.5 74.4
2009 71.7 74.5
2010 72 75
2011 72.2 75.1
2012 72.4 75
2013 72.4 75.6
2014 72.4 75.6
2015 72.2 75.6
2016 72.1 75.6
2017 71.9 76.2
2018 71.6 76.9
2019 71.5 76.8
2020 71.5 74.5
2021 69.1 73.3
2022 71.5 76.6
2023 71.5 77.4
2024 71.6 77.5
2025 71.7 77.7

Jamaica and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

North Macedonia
Year Population
Jamaica North Macedonia
1960 1,650,005 1,435,059
1961 1,673,261 1,455,171
1962 1,696,932 1,471,745
1963 1,721,099 1,488,737
1964 1,745,568 1,510,900
1965 1,769,192 1,533,466
1966 1,791,475 1,557,349
1967 1,812,865 1,582,492
1968 1,833,765 1,608,930
1969 1,855,127 1,636,345
1970 1,878,196 1,664,208
1971 1,903,728 1,691,216
1972 1,931,542 1,717,395
1973 1,961,219 1,743,816
1974 1,990,906 1,770,545
1975 2,018,981 1,797,972
1976 2,045,578 1,825,830
1977 2,070,657 1,853,138
1978 2,094,836 1,879,847
1979 2,119,486 1,906,523
1980 2,145,658 1,933,038
1981 2,173,818 1,959,065
1982 2,203,889 1,978,956
1983 2,234,832 1,991,901
1984 2,264,562 2,003,399
1985 2,290,656 2,014,331
1986 2,312,125 2,024,732
1987 2,329,813 2,035,157
1988 2,345,777 2,045,737
1989 2,361,916 2,055,649
1990 2,379,877 2,063,689
1991 2,400,869 2,055,994
1992 2,424,701 2,032,523
1993 2,449,916 2,006,854
1994 2,475,220 1,992,666
1995 2,500,151 1,998,534
1996 2,524,463 2,012,553
1997 2,547,848 1,996,869
1998 2,569,736 2,007,523
1999 2,589,795 2,017,142
2000 2,607,826 2,026,350
2001 2,624,403 2,034,882
2002 2,640,572 2,020,157
2003 2,656,623 2,022,725
2004 2,672,225 2,016,186
2005 2,687,066 2,005,330
2006 2,700,968 1,994,287
2007 2,713,800 1,982,933
2008 2,725,635 1,971,493
2009 2,736,995 1,958,782
2010 2,748,568 1,946,298
2011 2,760,494 1,937,398
2012 2,772,430 1,929,821
2013 2,783,687 1,922,716
2014 2,793,749 1,917,557
2015 2,802,534 1,912,430
2016 2,809,915 1,906,313
2017 2,815,764 1,898,657
2018 2,820,097 1,889,051
2019 2,823,271 1,876,262
2020 2,830,739 1,856,124
2021 2,837,682 1,837,114
2022 2,839,144 1,831,712
2023 2,839,786 1,827,816
2024 2,839,175 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Jamaica and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Jamaica

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica North Macedonia
1960 5.54 3.83
1961 5.6 3.62
1962 5.64 3.5
1963 5.73 3.62
1964 5.79 3.56
1965 5.72 3.52
1966 5.69 3.43
1967 5.67 3.33
1968 5.58 3.22
1969 5.47 3.1
1970 5.35 3.01
1971 5.21 2.93
1972 5.06 2.87
1973 5 2.72
1974 4.67 2.7
1975 4.44 2.69
1976 4.21 2.62
1977 4 2.49
1978 3.84 2.42
1979 3.72 2.4
1980 3.59 2.36
1981 3.51 2.29
1982 3.46 2.29
1983 3.41 2.25
1984 3.32 2.24
1985 3.21 2.25
1986 3.11 2.25
1987 3.02 2.32
1988 2.98 2.32
1989 2.93 2.25
1990 2.96 2.27
1991 3 2.31
1992 3.03 2.28
1993 2.99 2.26
1994 2.93 2.23
1995 2.85 2.13
1996 2.77 2.06
1997 2.68 1.92
1998 2.57 1.89
1999 2.47 1.77
2000 2.35 1.86
2001 2.3 1.73
2002 2.27 1.79
2003 2.24 1.75
2004 2.2 1.52
2005 2.15 1.5
2006 2.09 1.46
2007 2.02 1.46
2008 1.95 1.47
2009 1.88 1.5
2010 1.8 1.6
2011 1.72 1.46
2012 1.65 1.5
2013 1.59 1.5
2014 1.54 1.5
2015 1.51 1.49
2016 1.46 1.5
2017 1.43 1.43
2018 1.4 1.42
2019 1.39 1.34
2020 1.38 1.31
2021 1.38 1.6
2022 1.37 1.6
2023 1.36 1.5

Jamaica and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Jamaica North Macedonia
1960 19.8 21.8
1961 19.5 21.8
1962 19.3 21.9
1963 19 21.9
1964 18.8 21.9
1965 18.5 21.9
1966 18.3 22
1967 18.1 22.2
1968 17.9 22.4
1969 17.8 22.6
1970 17.7 22.8
1971 17.7 23.1
1972 17.8 23.3
1973 17.9 23.6
1974 18 23.9
1975 18.2 24.2
1976 18.4 24.5
1977 18.6 24.8
1978 18.9 25.2
1979 19.1 25.5
1980 19.4 25.9
1981 19.6 26.2
1982 19.9 26.5
1983 20.1 26.8
1984 20.4 27.2
1985 20.6 27.5
1986 20.8 27.8
1987 21.1 28
1988 21.3 28.3
1989 21.6 28.6
1990 21.8 28.9
1991 22 29.2
1992 22.2 29.6
1993 22.3 29.9
1994 22.4 30.3
1995 22.5 30.5
1996 22.6 30.8
1997 22.7 31
1998 22.9 31.2
1999 23.1 31.5
2000 23.3 31.9
2001 23.6 32.2
2002 23.8 32.6
2003 24.1 32.8
2004 24.4 33.2
2005 24.6 33.5
2006 24.9 33.9
2007 25.3 34.3
2008 25.7 34.7
2009 26.1 35.1
2010 26.5 35.5
2011 27 36
2012 27.4 36.4
2013 27.9 36.9
2014 28.3 37.3
2015 28.8 37.8
2016 29.3 38.3
2017 29.8 38.8
2018 30.3 39.4
2019 30.8 39.9
2020 31.3 40.3
2021 31.7 40.7
2022 32.2 40.9
2023 32.8 41.3
2024 33.3 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
1.9%
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
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
84.3%
2024

Energy

Jamaica North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica North Macedonia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
97.6%
2012
English speaking
97.6%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Jamaica North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica North Macedonia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
8,812 mi
2017

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