Jamaica vs Palau statistics compared

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 159th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Jamaica and Palau: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Palau economies compared

GDP

Jamaica

Palau

Table

Year	GDP
	Jamaica	Palau
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	$11,563,041
1971	$1,539,861,816	$12,706,874
1972	$1,875,146,587	$13,956,474
1973	$1,905,917,553	$15,331,889
1974	$2,375,122,375	$16,848,759
1975	$2,860,442,750	$18,521,112
1976	$2,966,042,856	$20,364,420
1977	$3,249,733,140	$22,308,104
1978	$2,644,527,822	$24,530,015
1979	$2,425,064,229	$27,004,251
1980	$2,679,379,372	$29,728,054
1981	$2,979,027,966	$32,726,594
1982	$3,293,496,312	$36,027,583
1983	$3,619,262,277	$39,661,530
1984	$2,373,564,549	$44,814,259
1985	$2,100,239,019	$51,030,637
1986	$2,754,549,582	$58,109,314
1987	$3,287,007,322	$66,169,905
1988	$3,828,342,820	$75,348,615
1989	$4,404,937,853	$85,800,543
1990	$4,592,208,087	$97,702,303
1991	$4,106,207,649	$106,555,300
1992	$3,535,460,090	$104,771,300
1993	$5,440,075,676	$96,455,700
1994	$5,452,558,947	$106,138,500
1995	$6,577,520,643	$121,018,500
1996	$7,393,891,921	$137,494,600
1997	$8,400,041,724	$143,860,800
1998	$8,787,195,622	$149,079,600
1999	$8,887,057,997	$144,206,500
2000	$9,005,064,475	$149,535,800
2001	$9,194,727,831	$159,453,500
2002	$9,719,009,495	$162,665,500
2003	$9,430,234,811	$154,559,900
2004	$10,174,664,854	$166,391,600
2005	$11,243,865,778	$191,048,400
2006	$11,930,179,090	$193,679,700
2007	$12,799,600,047	$200,903,600
2008	$13,709,401,520	$201,167,300
2009	$12,120,458,115	$189,998,000
2010	$13,220,549,908	$188,174,300
2011	$14,444,661,522	$198,873,900
2012	$14,807,086,556	$215,762,400
2013	$14,264,205,153	$225,345,700
2014	$13,899,217,680	$243,156,500
2015	$14,188,936,918	$278,824,800
2016	$14,077,096,677	$298,323,500
2017	$14,808,985,133	$285,600,000
2018	$15,730,792,876	$288,546,300
2019	$15,830,766,531	$281,941,600
2020	$13,812,421,836	$258,990,800
2021	$14,657,586,159	$235,752,900
2022	$17,097,760,687	$255,591,100
2023	$19,423,355,367	$281,849,100
2024	$19,930,288,337	-

Jamaica and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita

Jamaica

Palau

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Jamaica	Palau
1960	$424	-
1961	$447	-
1962	$458	-
1963	$480	-
1964	$514	-
1965	$549	-
1966	$612	-
1967	$633	-
1968	$591	-
1969	$642	-
1970	$748	$1,017
1971	$809	$1,081
1972	$971	$1,145
1973	$972	$1,221
1974	$1,193	$1,328
1975	$1,417	$1,464
1976	$1,450	$1,616
1977	$1,569	$1,781
1978	$1,262	$1,972
1979	$1,144	$2,189
1980	$1,249	$2,423
1981	$1,370	$2,639
1982	$1,494	$2,838
1983	$1,619	$3,049
1984	$1,048	$3,360
1985	$917	$3,728
1986	$1,191	$4,144
1987	$1,411	$4,616
1988	$1,632	$5,145
1989	$1,865	$5,741
1990	$1,930	$6,403
1991	$1,710	$6,824
1992	$1,458	$6,553
1993	$2,221	$5,892
1994	$2,203	$6,329
1995	$2,631	$7,038
1996	$2,929	$7,788
1997	$3,297	$7,945
1998	$3,419	$8,048
1999	$3,432	$7,630
2000	$3,453	$7,797
2001	$3,504	$8,240
2002	$3,681	$8,341
2003	$3,550	$7,862
2004	$3,808	$8,395
2005	$4,184	$9,640
2006	$4,417	$9,885
2007	$4,716	$10,408
2008	$5,030	$10,583
2009	$4,428	$10,155
2010	$4,810	$10,229
2011	$5,233	$11,001
2012	$5,341	$12,145
2013	$5,124	$12,769
2014	$4,975	$13,726
2015	$5,063	$15,691
2016	$5,010	$16,763
2017	$5,259	$16,034
2018	$5,578	$16,198
2019	$5,607	$15,841
2020	$4,879	$14,557
2021	$5,165	$13,257
2022	$6,022	$14,392
2023	$6,840	$15,899
2024	$7,020	-

Jamaica vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Jamaica

Palau

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Jamaica	Palau
1950	56.6	52.7
1951	57.1	52.9
1952	58.1	53.1
1953	58.9	53.3
1954	59.6	53.5
1955	60.4	53.7
1956	61.2	53.9
1957	61.9	54.1
1958	62.6	54.4
1959	63.2	54.6
1960	63.8	54.9
1961	64.3	55.1
1962	64.6	55.4
1963	65	55.6
1964	65.3	55.8
1965	65.7	55.9
1966	65.9	56.2
1967	66.1	56.5
1968	66.3	56.9
1969	66.5	57.3
1970	66.7	57.7
1971	67	58.1
1972	67.3	58.6
1973	67.6	59
1974	67.9	59.5
1975	68.2	60
1976	68.4	60.5
1977	68.6	60.9
1978	68.7	61.3
1979	68.8	61.6
1980	69	61.9
1981	69.1	62.1
1982	69.3	62.3
1983	69.5	62.5
1984	69.8	62.6
1985	70.1	62.7
1986	70.4	62.8
1987	70.9	62.8
1988	71.2	62.8
1989	71.5	62.8
1990	71.7	62.8
1991	71.8	62.8
1992	71.8	62.9
1993	71.8	63
1994	71.6	63.1
1995	71.5	63.3
1996	71.3	63.5
1997	71.2	63.7
1998	71.2	64
1999	71.2	64.2
2000	71.3	64.5
2001	71.3	64.8
2002	71.5	65.1
2003	71.6	65.4
2004	71.5	65.8
2005	71.5	66.2
2006	71.4	66.6
2007	71.4	67.1
2008	71.5	67.6
2009	71.7	68
2010	72	68.3
2011	72.2	68.6
2012	72.4	68.9
2013	72.4	69
2014	72.4	69.1
2015	72.2	69.1
2016	72.1	69
2017	71.9	69
2018	71.6	69
2019	71.5	69
2020	71.5	68.7
2021	69.1	68.6
2022	71.5	68.9
2023	71.5	69.3
2024	71.6	69.4
2025	71.7	69.5

Jamaica and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population

Jamaica

Palau

Table

Year	Population
	Jamaica	Palau
1960	1,650,005	9,328
1961	1,673,261	9,555
1962	1,696,932	9,793
1963	1,721,099	10,037
1964	1,745,568	10,292
1965	1,769,192	10,547
1966	1,791,475	10,805
1967	1,812,865	10,988
1968	1,833,765	11,080
1969	1,855,127	11,159
1970	1,878,196	11,368
1971	1,903,728	11,759
1972	1,931,542	12,194
1973	1,961,219	12,552
1974	1,990,906	12,687
1975	2,018,981	12,655
1976	2,045,578	12,598
1977	2,070,657	12,525
1978	2,094,836	12,440
1979	2,119,486	12,337
1980	2,145,658	12,271
1981	2,173,818	12,402
1982	2,203,889	12,694
1983	2,234,832	13,006
1984	2,264,562	13,337
1985	2,290,656	13,688
1986	2,312,125	14,024
1987	2,329,813	14,334
1988	2,345,777	14,645
1989	2,361,916	14,945
1990	2,379,877	15,259
1991	2,400,869	15,614
1992	2,424,701	15,989
1993	2,449,916	16,372
1994	2,475,220	16,770
1995	2,500,151	17,195
1996	2,524,463	17,654
1997	2,547,848	18,108
1998	2,569,736	18,524
1999	2,589,795	18,901
2000	2,607,826	19,178
2001	2,624,403	19,352
2002	2,640,572	19,503
2003	2,656,623	19,659
2004	2,672,225	19,820
2005	2,687,066	19,819
2006	2,700,968	19,593
2007	2,713,800	19,302
2008	2,725,635	19,009
2009	2,736,995	18,709
2010	2,748,568	18,396
2011	2,760,494	18,078
2012	2,772,430	17,765
2013	2,783,687	17,648
2014	2,793,749	17,715
2015	2,802,534	17,770
2016	2,809,915	17,797
2017	2,815,764	17,812
2018	2,820,097	17,814
2019	2,823,271	17,798
2020	2,830,739	17,792
2021	2,837,682	17,783
2022	2,839,144	17,759
2023	2,839,786	17,727
2024	2,839,175	17,695

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Palau

Fertility rate

Jamaica

Palau

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	Palau
1960	5.54	7.19
1961	5.6	7.17
1962	5.64	7.15
1963	5.73	7.12
1964	5.79	7.08
1965	5.72	7.01
1966	5.69	6.93
1967	5.67	6.84
1968	5.58	6.71
1969	5.47	6.58
1970	5.35	6.39
1971	5.21	6.16
1972	5.06	5.9
1973	5	5.59
1974	4.67	5.26
1975	4.44	4.9
1976	4.21	4.53
1977	4	4.09
1978	3.84	3.74
1979	3.72	3.49
1980	3.59	3.35
1981	3.51	3.28
1982	3.46	3.22
1983	3.41	3.14
1984	3.32	3.08
1985	3.21	3.01
1986	3.11	2.98
1987	3.02	2.93
1988	2.98	2.91
1989	2.93	2.92
1990	2.96	2.88
1991	3	2.74
1992	3.03	2.71
1993	2.99	2.73
1994	2.93	2.66
1995	2.85	2.55
1996	2.77	2.39
1997	2.68	2.19
1998	2.57	2.01
1999	2.47	1.91
2000	2.35	1.82
2001	2.3	1.87
2002	2.27	1.92
2003	2.24	1.96
2004	2.2	1.99
2005	2.15	2.02
2006	2.09	2
2007	2.02	1.97
2008	1.95	1.95
2009	1.88	1.94
2010	1.8	1.94
2011	1.72	1.97
2012	1.65	2.01
2013	1.59	2.05
2014	1.54	2.03
2015	1.51	2
2016	1.46	2.06
2017	1.43	2.02
2018	1.4	1.97
2019	1.39	1.98
2020	1.38	1.97
2021	1.38	1.95
2022	1.37	1.93
2023	1.36	1.91

Jamaica and Palau demographics compared

Median age

Jamaica

Palau

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Jamaica	Palau
1960	19.8	16.7
1961	19.5	16.1
1962	19.3	15.5
1963	19	15.1
1964	18.8	15
1965	18.5	14.9
1966	18.3	14.9
1967	18.1	15.2
1968	17.9	15.7
1969	17.8	16.1
1970	17.7	16.5
1971	17.7	16.6
1972	17.8	16.6
1973	17.9	16.8
1974	18	17.1
1975	18.2	17.4
1976	18.4	17.8
1977	18.6	18.1
1978	18.9	18.3
1979	19.1	18.6
1980	19.4	18.9
1981	19.6	19.3
1982	19.9	19.9
1983	20.1	20.5
1984	20.4	21.1
1985	20.6	21.6
1986	20.8	22.2
1987	21.1	23.1
1988	21.3	24
1989	21.6	24.9
1990	21.8	25.6
1991	22	26
1992	22.2	26.4
1993	22.3	26.9
1994	22.4	27.4
1995	22.5	27.8
1996	22.6	28.3
1997	22.7	28.8
1998	22.9	29.4
1999	23.1	30.2
2000	23.3	30.8
2001	23.6	31.2
2002	23.8	31.5
2003	24.1	31.8
2004	24.4	32
2005	24.6	32.3
2006	24.9	32.7
2007	25.3	33.1
2008	25.7	33.5
2009	26.1	33.9
2010	26.5	34.2
2011	27	34.6
2012	27.4	35
2013	27.9	35.3
2014	28.3	35.6
2015	28.8	36
2016	29.3	36.3
2017	29.8	36.7
2018	30.3	37
2019	30.8	37.4
2020	31.3	37.8
2021	31.7	38.1
2022	32.2	38.5
2023	32.8	38.8
2024	33.3	39.2

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