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Jamaica vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 159th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Saint Lucia
Population
2837071
180421
Population rank 140/197 178/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
73 years
2025

Jamaica and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Jamaica Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $2,979,027,966 $194,444,444
1982 $3,293,496,312 $183,333,333
1983 $3,619,262,277 $197,037,037
1984 $2,373,564,549 $251,481,481
1985 $2,100,239,019 $284,444,444
1986 $2,754,549,582 $340,000,000
1987 $3,287,007,322 $375,555,556
1988 $3,828,342,820 $429,629,630
1989 $4,404,937,853 $486,666,667
1990 $4,592,208,087 $579,629,630
1991 $4,106,207,649 $613,703,704
1992 $3,535,460,090 $674,074,074
1993 $5,440,075,676 $684,814,815
1994 $5,452,558,947 $713,703,704
1995 $6,577,520,643 $762,962,963
1996 $7,393,891,921 $788,888,889
1997 $8,400,041,724 $805,925,926
1998 $8,787,195,622 $877,407,407
1999 $8,887,057,997 $921,851,852
2000 $9,005,064,475 $932,592,593
2001 $9,194,727,831 $892,592,593
2002 $9,719,009,495 $900,000,000
2003 $9,430,234,811 $987,407,407
2004 $10,174,664,854 $1,066,666,667
2005 $11,243,865,778 $1,135,555,556
2006 $11,930,179,090 $1,268,319,185
2007 $12,799,600,047 $1,336,088,815
2008 $13,709,401,520 $1,437,731,111
2009 $12,120,458,115 $1,401,507,889
2010 $13,220,549,908 $1,482,385,185
2011 $14,444,661,522 $1,568,370,370
2012 $14,807,086,556 $1,598,207,407
2013 $14,264,205,153 $1,660,392,593
2014 $13,899,217,680 $1,749,185,185
2015 $14,188,936,918 $1,807,640,741
2016 $14,077,096,677 $1,868,544,444
2017 $14,808,985,133 $1,998,503,704
2018 $15,730,792,876 $2,060,955,556
2019 $15,830,766,531 $2,095,344,444
2020 $13,812,421,836 $1,499,274,074
2021 $14,657,586,159 $1,867,185,185
2022 $17,097,760,687 $2,342,714,815
2023 $19,423,355,367 $2,430,166,667
2024 $19,930,288,337 $2,549,062,963

Jamaica and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $1,370 $1,605
1982 $1,494 $1,489
1983 $1,619 $1,576
1984 $1,048 $1,979
1985 $917 $2,202
1986 $1,191 $2,591
1987 $1,411 $2,819
1988 $1,632 $3,182
1989 $1,865 $3,565
1990 $1,930 $4,205
1991 $1,710 $4,399
1992 $1,458 $4,760
1993 $2,221 $4,765
1994 $2,203 $4,892
1995 $2,631 $5,148
1996 $2,929 $5,244
1997 $3,297 $5,282
1998 $3,419 $5,673
1999 $3,432 $5,883
2000 $3,453 $5,880
2001 $3,504 $5,570
2002 $3,681 $5,568
2003 $3,550 $6,059
2004 $3,808 $6,495
2005 $4,184 $6,863
2006 $4,417 $7,611
2007 $4,716 $7,964
2008 $5,030 $8,517
2009 $4,428 $8,251
2010 $4,810 $8,674
2011 $5,233 $9,129
2012 $5,341 $9,260
2013 $5,124 $9,577
2014 $4,975 $10,045
2015 $5,063 $10,335
2016 $5,010 $10,638
2017 $5,259 $11,333
2018 $5,578 $11,643
2019 $5,607 $11,794
2020 $4,879 $8,411
2021 $5,165 $10,459
2022 $6,022 $13,104
2023 $6,840 $13,555
2024 $7,020 $14,182

Jamaica vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Saint Lucia
1950 56.6 48.3
1951 57.1 49.8
1952 58.1 52.4
1953 58.9 53.2
1954 59.6 54.5
1955 60.4 55.4
1956 61.2 55.9
1957 61.9 55.9
1958 62.6 56.6
1959 63.2 57.3
1960 63.8 57.9
1961 64.3 59.1
1962 64.6 59.9
1963 65 60.5
1964 65.3 61.3
1965 65.7 61.9
1966 65.9 62.5
1967 66.1 63.2
1968 66.3 63.7
1969 66.5 64
1970 66.7 64.3
1971 67 64.5
1972 67.3 64.6
1973 67.6 64.6
1974 67.9 65.4
1975 68.2 65.9
1976 68.4 66.2
1977 68.6 67
1978 68.7 67.4
1979 68.8 67.4
1980 69 67.8
1981 69.1 68.7
1982 69.3 69
1983 69.5 70
1984 69.8 70.5
1985 70.1 70.3
1986 70.4 70.2
1987 70.9 69.7
1988 71.2 69.7
1989 71.5 70
1990 71.7 70
1991 71.8 70.3
1992 71.8 70.7
1993 71.8 71
1994 71.6 71.1
1995 71.5 71.2
1996 71.3 71
1997 71.2 70.8
1998 71.2 70.7
1999 71.2 70.7
2000 71.3 70.8
2001 71.3 71.4
2002 71.5 71.7
2003 71.6 72.2
2004 71.5 72.5
2005 71.5 72.5
2006 71.4 72.8
2007 71.4 72.9
2008 71.5 73
2009 71.7 72.9
2010 72 72.8
2011 72.2 73
2012 72.4 72.9
2013 72.4 72.7
2014 72.4 72.7
2015 72.2 72.9
2016 72.1 72.6
2017 71.9 72.5
2018 71.6 72.7
2019 71.5 72.2
2020 71.5 72.3
2021 69.1 69.1
2022 71.5 72.7
2023 71.5 72.7
2024 71.6 72.8
2025 71.7 73

Jamaica and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Jamaica Saint Lucia
1960 1,650,005 92,585
1961 1,673,261 93,490
1962 1,696,932 94,505
1963 1,721,099 95,519
1964 1,745,568 96,505
1965 1,769,192 97,493
1966 1,791,475 98,463
1967 1,812,865 99,504
1968 1,833,765 100,675
1969 1,855,127 101,879
1970 1,878,196 103,165
1971 1,903,728 104,564
1972 1,931,542 106,002
1973 1,961,219 107,498
1974 1,990,906 109,076
1975 2,018,981 110,725
1976 2,045,578 112,425
1977 2,070,657 114,135
1978 2,094,836 115,834
1979 2,119,486 117,528
1980 2,145,658 119,290
1981 2,173,818 121,166
1982 2,203,889 123,087
1983 2,234,832 125,044
1984 2,264,562 127,067
1985 2,290,656 129,159
1986 2,312,125 131,239
1987 2,329,813 133,227
1988 2,345,777 135,000
1989 2,361,916 136,512
1990 2,379,877 137,857
1991 2,400,869 139,520
1992 2,424,701 141,617
1993 2,449,916 143,726
1994 2,475,220 145,890
1995 2,500,151 148,208
1996 2,524,463 150,436
1997 2,547,848 152,569
1998 2,569,736 154,677
1999 2,589,795 156,702
2000 2,607,826 158,616
2001 2,624,403 160,237
2002 2,640,572 161,641
2003 2,656,623 162,976
2004 2,672,225 164,239
2005 2,687,066 165,450
2006 2,700,968 166,639
2007 2,713,800 167,758
2008 2,725,635 168,808
2009 2,736,995 169,869
2010 2,748,568 170,906
2011 2,760,494 171,801
2012 2,772,430 172,587
2013 2,783,687 173,369
2014 2,793,749 174,138
2015 2,802,534 174,905
2016 2,809,915 175,646
2017 2,815,764 176,342
2018 2,820,097 177,017
2019 2,823,271 177,661
2020 2,830,739 178,250
2021 2,837,682 178,522
2022 2,839,144 178,781
2023 2,839,786 179,285
2024 2,839,175 179,744

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Saint Lucia
1960 5.54 6.77
1961 5.6 6.84
1962 5.64 6.82
1963 5.73 6.72
1964 5.79 6.76
1965 5.72 6.69
1966 5.69 6.61
1967 5.67 6.51
1968 5.58 6.39
1969 5.47 6.25
1970 5.35 6.1
1971 5.21 5.95
1972 5.06 5.81
1973 5 5.69
1974 4.67 5.57
1975 4.44 5.36
1976 4.21 5.16
1977 4 4.97
1978 3.84 4.83
1979 3.72 4.58
1980 3.59 4.41
1981 3.51 4.28
1982 3.46 4.17
1983 3.41 4.08
1984 3.32 4.02
1985 3.21 3.97
1986 3.11 3.8
1987 3.02 3.61
1988 2.98 3.44
1989 2.93 3.31
1990 2.96 3.24
1991 3 3.19
1992 3.03 3.11
1993 2.99 3
1994 2.93 3.03
1995 2.85 3.03
1996 2.77 2.71
1997 2.68 2.74
1998 2.57 2.4
1999 2.47 2.5
2000 2.35 2.21
2001 2.3 2.13
2002 2.27 2.03
2003 2.24 1.94
2004 2.2 1.86
2005 2.15 1.81
2006 2.09 1.77
2007 2.02 1.7
2008 1.95 1.7
2009 1.88 1.74
2010 1.8 1.67
2011 1.72 1.5
2012 1.65 1.5
2013 1.59 1.5
2014 1.54 1.49
2015 1.51 1.47
2016 1.46 1.46
2017 1.43 1.45
2018 1.4 1.44
2019 1.39 1.42
2020 1.38 1.41
2021 1.38 1.4
2022 1.37 1.39
2023 1.36 1.38

Jamaica and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Saint Lucia
1960 19.8 16.5
1961 19.5 16
1962 19.3 15.5
1963 19 15.2
1964 18.8 15
1965 18.5 14.8
1966 18.3 14.9
1967 18.1 15
1968 17.9 15.1
1969 17.8 15
1970 17.7 14.9
1971 17.7 14.9
1972 17.8 14.9
1973 17.9 14.9
1974 18 15
1975 18.2 15.2
1976 18.4 15.4
1977 18.6 15.8
1978 18.9 16.3
1979 19.1 16.8
1980 19.4 17.1
1981 19.6 17.2
1982 19.9 17.3
1983 20.1 17.5
1984 20.4 17.6
1985 20.6 17.7
1986 20.8 17.8
1987 21.1 18
1988 21.3 18.4
1989 21.6 19.2
1990 21.8 19.9
1991 22 20.3
1992 22.2 20.5
1993 22.3 20.7
1994 22.4 20.9
1995 22.5 21.2
1996 22.6 21.4
1997 22.7 21.7
1998 22.9 22.2
1999 23.1 23
2000 23.3 23.8
2001 23.6 24.3
2002 23.8 24.7
2003 24.1 25
2004 24.4 25.4
2005 24.6 25.8
2006 24.9 26.2
2007 25.3 26.9
2008 25.7 27.9
2009 26.1 28.7
2010 26.5 29.3
2011 27 29.7
2012 27.4 30.2
2013 27.9 30.6
2014 28.3 31.1
2015 28.8 31.5
2016 29.3 31.9
2017 29.8 32.3
2018 30.3 32.8
2019 30.8 33.2
2020 31.3 33.6
2021 31.7 34
2022 32.2 34.3
2023 32.8 34.8
2024 33.3 35.2

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Finance

Jamaica Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
2.1%
2015
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
9.7%
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
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
19.3%
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
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
90.1%
2001
English speaking
97.6%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Jamaica Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
752 mi
2011

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