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Jamaica vs Saint Vincent statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 101K in Saint Vincent (ranked 184/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 150.6 sq mi for Saint Vincent (ranked 159th vs. 185th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Saint Vincent ranks 186/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Saint Vincent ranks 82/197 ($11,501).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Saint Vincent
Population
2837071
99920
Population rank 140/197 184/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 186/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$11,501
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 82/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$21,272
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$1.07B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
93.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$10,661
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 56/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$14,935
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
150.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
668 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Jamaica and Saint Vincent: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Saint Vincent
Year GDP
Jamaica Saint Vincent
1960 $699,064,380 $13,066,634
1961 $748,043,501 $13,999,965
1962 $777,727,689 $14,524,964
1963 $826,706,669 $13,708,299
1964 $897,949,001 $14,758,296
1965 $972,159,611 $15,108,296
1966 $1,096,759,561 $16,099,960
1967 $1,148,014,311 $15,835,106
1968 $1,083,839,133 $15,350,000
1969 $1,191,239,047 $16,650,000
1970 $1,404,720,442 $18,450,000
1971 $1,539,861,816 $20,051,922
1972 $1,875,146,587 $27,585,805
1973 $1,905,917,553 $30,165,081
1974 $2,375,122,375 $32,923,703
1975 $2,860,442,750 $33,237,226
1976 $2,966,042,856 $32,792,845
1977 $3,249,733,140 $49,353,162
1978 $2,644,527,822 $60,844,771
1979 $2,425,064,229 $71,096,360
1980 $2,679,379,372 $82,340,340
1981 $2,979,027,966 $102,086,539
1982 $3,293,496,312 $113,759,203
1983 $3,619,262,277 $122,255,350
1984 $2,373,564,549 $135,024,988
1985 $2,100,239,019 $145,641,705
1986 $2,754,549,582 $160,846,657
1987 $3,287,007,322 $175,580,647
1988 $3,828,342,820 $200,726,713
1989 $4,404,937,853 $214,745,002
1990 $4,592,208,087 $240,366,667
1991 $4,106,207,649 $254,829,630
1992 $3,535,460,090 $277,955,556
1993 $5,440,075,676 $286,307,407
1994 $5,452,558,947 $289,437,037
1995 $6,577,520,643 $316,007,407
1996 $7,393,891,921 $331,488,889
1997 $8,400,041,724 $347,770,370
1998 $8,787,195,622 $373,618,519
1999 $8,887,057,997 $390,718,519
2000 $9,005,064,475 $427,946,037
2001 $9,194,727,831 $462,072,333
2002 $9,719,009,495 $487,763,852
2003 $9,430,234,811 $509,090,889
2004 $10,174,664,854 $549,900,185
2005 $11,243,865,778 $579,948,926
2006 $11,930,179,090 $643,501,148
2007 $12,799,600,047 $713,596,667
2008 $13,709,401,520 $732,663,259
2009 $12,120,458,115 $714,300,259
2010 $13,220,549,908 $720,447,889
2011 $14,444,661,522 $713,796,370
2012 $14,807,086,556 $730,032,593
2013 $14,264,205,153 $764,781,259
2014 $13,899,217,680 $770,900,000
2015 $14,188,936,918 $786,555,556
2016 $14,077,096,677 $814,303,704
2017 $14,808,985,133 $844,040,741
2018 $15,730,792,876 $884,329,630
2019 $15,830,766,531 $910,481,481
2020 $13,812,421,836 $864,566,667
2021 $14,657,586,159 $888,677,778
2022 $17,097,760,687 $989,188,889
2023 $19,423,355,367 $1,072,237,037
2024 $19,930,288,337 $1,157,207,407

Jamaica and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Saint Vincent
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Saint Vincent
1960 $424 $154.8
1961 $447 $163
1962 $458 $166.5
1963 $480 $154.9
1964 $514 $164.4
1965 $549 $166.2
1966 $612 $174.9
1967 $633 $170
1968 $591 $163.1
1969 $642 $175.2
1970 $748 $192.3
1971 $809 $207
1972 $971 $282.1
1973 $972 $306
1974 $1,193 $331
1975 $1,417 $331
1976 $1,450 $324
1977 $1,569 $484
1978 $1,262 $592
1979 $1,144 $687
1980 $1,249 $790
1981 $1,370 $972
1982 $1,494 $1,074
1983 $1,619 $1,144
1984 $1,048 $1,254
1985 $917 $1,342
1986 $1,191 $1,472
1987 $1,411 $1,596
1988 $1,632 $1,814
1989 $1,865 $1,930
1990 $1,930 $2,150
1991 $1,710 $2,271
1992 $1,458 $2,471
1993 $2,221 $2,540
1994 $2,203 $2,563
1995 $2,631 $2,795
1996 $2,929 $2,930
1997 $3,297 $3,074
1998 $3,419 $3,301
1999 $3,432 $3,447
2000 $3,453 $3,769
2001 $3,504 $4,071
2002 $3,681 $4,303
2003 $3,550 $4,500
2004 $3,808 $4,873
2005 $4,184 $5,157
2006 $4,417 $5,745
2007 $4,716 $6,398
2008 $5,030 $6,599
2009 $4,428 $6,464
2010 $4,810 $6,552
2011 $5,233 $6,528
2012 $5,341 $6,714
2013 $5,124 $7,072
2014 $4,975 $7,169
2015 $5,063 $7,354
2016 $5,010 $7,657
2017 $5,259 $7,988
2018 $5,578 $8,428
2019 $5,607 $8,741
2020 $4,879 $8,351
2021 $5,165 $8,641
2022 $6,022 $9,694
2023 $6,840 $10,582
2024 $7,020 $11,501

Jamaica vs. Saint Vincent life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Saint Vincent
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Saint Vincent
1950 56.6 46.9
1951 57.1 48.6
1952 58.1 49.5
1953 58.9 51.1
1954 59.6 52.7
1955 60.4 54.3
1956 61.2 54.9
1957 61.9 55.9
1958 62.6 57.1
1959 63.2 57.8
1960 63.8 58.6
1961 64.3 59.3
1962 64.6 59.9
1963 65 60.5
1964 65.3 61.1
1965 65.7 61.6
1966 65.9 62.1
1967 66.1 62.5
1968 66.3 63.1
1969 66.5 63.5
1970 66.7 64
1971 67 64.4
1972 67.3 64.8
1973 67.6 65.1
1974 67.9 65.4
1975 68.2 65.9
1976 68.4 66.5
1977 68.6 66.9
1978 68.7 67.3
1979 68.8 69.3
1980 69 68
1981 69.1 68.3
1982 69.3 68.6
1983 69.5 68.8
1984 69.8 69.2
1985 70.1 69.8
1986 70.4 70.1
1987 70.9 70.4
1988 71.2 70.6
1989 71.5 70.6
1990 71.7 70.6
1991 71.8 70.6
1992 71.8 70.7
1993 71.8 70.6
1994 71.6 70.6
1995 71.5 70.6
1996 71.3 70.5
1997 71.2 70.4
1998 71.2 70.3
1999 71.2 70.3
2000 71.3 70.3
2001 71.3 70.4
2002 71.5 70.7
2003 71.6 70.4
2004 71.5 70.4
2005 71.5 70.5
2006 71.4 70.4
2007 71.4 70.4
2008 71.5 70.6
2009 71.7 70.7
2010 72 70.7
2011 72.2 70.6
2012 72.4 70.5
2013 72.4 70.1
2014 72.4 70.4
2015 72.2 70.5
2016 72.1 70.7
2017 71.9 71
2018 71.6 71
2019 71.5 71
2020 71.5 69.6
2021 69.1 69.1
2022 71.5 71.2
2023 71.5 71.2
2024 71.6 71.4
2025 71.7 71.5

Jamaica and Saint Vincent population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Saint Vincent
Year Population
Jamaica Saint Vincent
1960 1,650,005 84,388
1961 1,673,261 85,870
1962 1,696,932 87,236
1963 1,721,099 88,523
1964 1,745,568 89,749
1965 1,769,192 90,927
1966 1,791,475 92,052
1967 1,812,865 93,124
1968 1,833,765 94,123
1969 1,855,127 95,058
1970 1,878,196 95,964
1971 1,903,728 96,872
1972 1,931,542 97,790
1973 1,961,219 98,691
1974 1,990,906 99,556
1975 2,018,981 100,387
1976 2,045,578 101,197
1977 2,070,657 101,999
1978 2,094,836 102,775
1979 2,119,486 103,478
1980 2,145,658 104,213
1981 2,173,818 105,073
1982 2,203,889 105,969
1983 2,234,832 106,838
1984 2,264,562 107,687
1985 2,290,656 108,506
1986 2,312,125 109,281
1987 2,329,813 110,001
1988 2,345,777 110,658
1989 2,361,916 111,272
1990 2,379,877 111,812
1991 2,400,869 112,222
1992 2,424,701 112,509
1993 2,449,916 112,735
1994 2,475,220 112,918
1995 2,500,151 113,047
1996 2,524,463 113,119
1997 2,547,848 113,141
1998 2,569,736 113,180
1999 2,589,795 113,366
2000 2,607,826 113,545
2001 2,624,403 113,501
2002 2,640,572 113,347
2003 2,656,623 113,141
2004 2,672,225 112,835
2005 2,687,066 112,450
2006 2,700,968 112,014
2007 2,713,800 111,531
2008 2,725,635 111,028
2009 2,736,995 110,508
2010 2,748,568 109,959
2011 2,760,494 109,349
2012 2,772,430 108,736
2013 2,783,687 108,135
2014 2,793,749 107,535
2015 2,802,534 106,960
2016 2,809,915 106,349
2017 2,815,764 105,663
2018 2,820,097 104,926
2019 2,823,271 104,167
2020 2,830,739 103,526
2021 2,837,682 102,841
2022 2,839,144 102,046
2023 2,839,786 101,323
2024 2,839,175 100,616

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Saint Vincent
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Saint Vincent
1960 5.54 7.25
1961 5.6 7.16
1962 5.64 7.03
1963 5.73 6.92
1964 5.79 6.83
1965 5.72 6.74
1966 5.69 6.64
1967 5.67 6.53
1968 5.58 6.42
1969 5.47 6.28
1970 5.35 6.12
1971 5.21 5.95
1972 5.06 5.77
1973 5 5.59
1974 4.67 5.38
1975 4.44 5.17
1976 4.21 4.95
1977 4 4.75
1978 3.84 4.55
1979 3.72 4.29
1980 3.59 3.92
1981 3.51 3.85
1982 3.46 3.74
1983 3.41 3.56
1984 3.32 3.28
1985 3.21 3.08
1986 3.11 2.92
1987 3.02 2.82
1988 2.98 2.75
1989 2.93 2.73
1990 2.96 2.73
1991 3 2.75
1992 3.03 2.76
1993 2.99 2.74
1994 2.93 2.68
1995 2.85 2.61
1996 2.77 2.53
1997 2.68 2.43
1998 2.57 2.35
1999 2.47 2.31
2000 2.35 2.31
2001 2.3 2.3
2002 2.27 2.22
2003 2.24 2.14
2004 2.2 2.09
2005 2.15 2.07
2006 2.09 2.03
2007 2.02 2.06
2008 1.95 2.15
2009 1.88 2.17
2010 1.8 2.14
2011 1.72 2.08
2012 1.65 2.11
2013 1.59 2.11
2014 1.54 2.14
2015 1.51 2.13
2016 1.46 2.06
2017 1.43 1.94
2018 1.4 1.9
2019 1.39 1.86
2020 1.38 1.83
2021 1.38 1.81
2022 1.37 1.79
2023 1.36 1.78

Jamaica and Saint Vincent demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Saint Vincent
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Saint Vincent
1960 19.8 15.5
1961 19.5 15.6
1962 19.3 15.7
1963 19 15.9
1964 18.8 16.1
1965 18.5 16.2
1966 18.3 16.4
1967 18.1 16.5
1968 17.9 16.6
1969 17.8 16.7
1970 17.7 16.8
1971 17.7 16.9
1972 17.8 16.9
1973 17.9 17
1974 18 17
1975 18.2 17.1
1976 18.4 17.1
1977 18.6 17.2
1978 18.9 17.2
1979 19.1 17.3
1980 19.4 17.5
1981 19.6 17.9
1982 19.9 18.3
1983 20.1 18.6
1984 20.4 19
1985 20.6 19.3
1986 20.8 19.6
1987 21.1 19.9
1988 21.3 20.1
1989 21.6 20.3
1990 21.8 20.5
1991 22 20.9
1992 22.2 21.3
1993 22.3 21.8
1994 22.4 22.2
1995 22.5 22.7
1996 22.6 23.1
1997 22.7 23.5
1998 22.9 23.8
1999 23.1 24
2000 23.3 24.3
2001 23.6 24.6
2002 23.8 25.1
2003 24.1 25.6
2004 24.4 26.2
2005 24.6 26.8
2006 24.9 27.3
2007 25.3 27.9
2008 25.7 28.4
2009 26.1 28.9
2010 26.5 29.4
2011 27 29.8
2012 27.4 30.3
2013 27.9 30.8
2014 28.3 31.3
2015 28.8 31.7
2016 29.3 32.2
2017 29.8 32.7
2018 30.3 33.2
2019 30.8 33.7
2020 31.3 34.1
2021 31.7 34.4
2022 32.2 34.6
2023 32.8 34.9
2024 33.3 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Saint Vincent
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$1.11B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
36.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
6.46%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-7.74%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
18.8%
2008
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
60.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
n/a
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$317M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$94.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
392,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
46%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Saint Vincent
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
628 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$16.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
0.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
5.1%
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
15%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
13.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Saint Vincent
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-737
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
54.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.82 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
40.4
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
7.4
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
146
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
96.9%
1980
English speaking
97.6%
2023
95%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
76%
2023

Health

Jamaica Saint Vincent
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$435
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$120.1
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0.46%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.94
2012
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
56
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
10.6
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
34.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Saint Vincent
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
1,497 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
110.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
n/a

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