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Jamaica vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 159th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Seychelles
Population
2837071
125181
Population rank 140/197 181/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Jamaica and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Seychelles
Year GDP
Jamaica Seychelles
1960 $699,064,380 $12,012,025
1961 $748,043,501 $11,592,024
1962 $777,727,689 $12,642,026
1963 $826,706,669 $13,923,029
1964 $897,949,001 $15,393,032
1965 $972,159,611 $15,603,032
1966 $1,096,759,561 $16,443,034
1967 $1,148,014,311 $16,632,032
1968 $1,083,839,133 $16,074,028
1969 $1,191,239,047 $16,452,028
1970 $1,404,720,442 $18,432,032
1971 $1,539,861,816 $21,965,951
1972 $1,875,146,587 $30,645,123
1973 $1,905,917,553 $36,896,280
1974 $2,375,122,375 $43,134,496
1975 $2,860,442,750 $47,803,146
1976 $2,966,042,856 $49,278,982
1977 $3,249,733,140 $64,526,401
1978 $2,644,527,822 $85,552,366
1979 $2,425,064,229 $127,261,099
1980 $2,679,379,372 $156,783,830
1981 $2,979,027,966 $163,750,728
1982 $3,293,496,312 $157,211,790
1983 $3,619,262,277 $156,098,237
1984 $2,373,564,549 $160,992,921
1985 $2,100,239,019 $179,691,483
1986 $2,754,549,582 $221,147,061
1987 $3,287,007,322 $265,212,957
1988 $3,828,342,820 $301,985,618
1989 $4,404,937,853 $324,333,367
1990 $4,592,208,087 $392,163,561
1991 $4,106,207,649 $398,307,170
1992 $3,535,460,090 $461,409,399
1993 $5,440,075,676 $504,230,621
1994 $5,452,558,947 $517,570,058
1995 $6,577,520,643 $540,733,048
1996 $7,393,891,921 $535,250,347
1997 $8,400,041,724 $598,966,982
1998 $8,787,195,622 $647,287,376
1999 $8,887,057,997 $662,838,615
2000 $9,005,064,475 $654,212,394
2001 $9,194,727,831 $662,064,156
2002 $9,719,009,495 $742,134,838
2003 $9,430,234,811 $750,847,230
2004 $10,174,664,854 $893,012,218
2005 $11,243,865,778 $977,899,382
2006 $11,930,179,090 $1,081,441,283
2007 $12,799,600,047 $1,077,308,814
2008 $13,709,401,520 $979,597,394
2009 $12,120,458,115 $850,901,620
2010 $13,220,549,908 $981,616,542
2011 $14,444,661,522 $1,058,918,707
2012 $14,807,086,556 $1,089,407,839
2013 $14,264,205,153 $1,333,160,407
2014 $13,899,217,680 $1,387,577,870
2015 $14,188,936,918 $1,432,403,352
2016 $14,077,096,677 $1,568,513,348
2017 $14,808,985,133 $1,675,370,641
2018 $15,730,792,876 $1,784,313,927
2019 $15,830,766,531 $1,868,690,097
2020 $13,812,421,836 $1,382,551,752
2021 $14,657,586,159 $1,487,173,795
2022 $17,097,760,687 $2,018,346,589
2023 $19,423,355,367 $2,187,379,755
2024 $19,930,288,337 $2,167,239,562

Jamaica and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Seychelles
1960 $424 $288.1
1961 $447 $270.3
1962 $458 $287
1963 $480 $308
1964 $514 $332
1965 $549 $328
1966 $612 $338
1967 $633 $333
1968 $591 $314
1969 $642 $314
1970 $748 $344
1971 $809 $402
1972 $971 $547
1973 $972 $649
1974 $1,193 $745
1975 $1,417 $806
1976 $1,450 $814
1977 $1,569 $1,044
1978 $1,262 $1,377
1979 $1,144 $2,030
1980 $1,249 $2,478
1981 $1,370 $2,557
1982 $1,494 $2,441
1983 $1,619 $2,426
1984 $1,048 $2,488
1985 $917 $2,754
1986 $1,191 $3,368
1987 $1,411 $3,872
1988 $1,632 $4,392
1989 $1,865 $4,689
1990 $1,930 $5,642
1991 $1,710 $5,655
1992 $1,458 $6,520
1993 $2,221 $6,979
1994 $2,203 $6,975
1995 $2,631 $7,181
1996 $2,929 $7,004
1997 $3,297 $7,747
1998 $3,419 $8,210
1999 $3,432 $8,243
2000 $3,453 $8,064
2001 $3,504 $8,153
2002 $3,681 $8,864
2003 $3,550 $9,070
2004 $3,808 $10,828
2005 $4,184 $11,802
2006 $4,417 $12,783
2007 $4,716 $12,669
2008 $5,030 $11,265
2009 $4,428 $9,747
2010 $4,810 $10,935
2011 $5,233 $12,110
2012 $5,341 $12,337
2013 $5,124 $14,821
2014 $4,975 $15,188
2015 $5,063 $15,333
2016 $5,010 $16,567
2017 $5,259 $17,480
2018 $5,578 $18,440
2019 $5,607 $19,142
2020 $4,879 $14,041
2021 $5,165 $14,983
2022 $6,022 $16,837
2023 $6,840 $18,263
2024 $7,020 $17,859

Jamaica vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Seychelles
1950 56.6 57.8
1951 57.1 58
1952 58.1 58.4
1953 58.9 58.7
1954 59.6 59
1955 60.4 59.4
1956 61.2 59.8
1957 61.9 60.2
1958 62.6 60.4
1959 63.2 60.4
1960 63.8 60.5
1961 64.3 60.6
1962 64.6 60.7
1963 65 60.9
1964 65.3 61.2
1965 65.7 61.4
1966 65.9 61.7
1967 66.1 62.1
1968 66.3 62.6
1969 66.5 63.3
1970 66.7 64
1971 67 64.6
1972 67.3 65.3
1973 67.6 65.9
1974 67.9 66.4
1975 68.2 66.8
1976 68.4 67.2
1977 68.6 67.6
1978 68.7 67.9
1979 68.8 68.2
1980 69 68.5
1981 69.1 68.7
1982 69.3 69
1983 69.5 69.3
1984 69.8 69.5
1985 70.1 69.6
1986 70.4 69.8
1987 70.9 69.9
1988 71.2 70
1989 71.5 70.1
1990 71.7 70.2
1991 71.8 70.3
1992 71.8 70.3
1993 71.8 70.4
1994 71.6 70.5
1995 71.5 70.6
1996 71.3 70.8
1997 71.2 70.8
1998 71.2 71.1
1999 71.2 71.2
2000 71.3 71.3
2001 71.3 71.4
2002 71.5 71.5
2003 71.6 71.7
2004 71.5 71.7
2005 71.5 71.9
2006 71.4 72
2007 71.4 72.2
2008 71.5 72.3
2009 71.7 72.4
2010 72 72.5
2011 72.2 72.5
2012 72.4 72.5
2013 72.4 72.4
2014 72.4 72.4
2015 72.2 72.3
2016 72.1 72.2
2017 71.9 72.2
2018 71.6 72.2
2019 71.5 72.1
2020 71.5 74.1
2021 69.1 71.2
2022 71.5 71.2
2023 71.5 72.9
2024 71.6 73
2025 71.7 73.1

Jamaica and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Seychelles
Year Population
Jamaica Seychelles
1960 1,650,005 41,700
1961 1,673,261 42,889
1962 1,696,932 44,042
1963 1,721,099 45,176
1964 1,745,568 46,322
1965 1,769,192 47,500
1966 1,791,475 48,699
1967 1,812,865 49,911
1968 1,833,765 51,134
1969 1,855,127 52,365
1970 1,878,196 53,600
1971 1,903,728 54,695
1972 1,931,542 56,029
1973 1,961,219 56,892
1974 1,990,906 57,937
1975 2,018,981 59,292
1976 2,045,578 60,504
1977 2,070,657 61,786
1978 2,094,836 62,150
1979 2,119,486 62,686
1980 2,145,658 63,261
1981 2,173,818 64,035
1982 2,203,889 64,413
1983 2,234,832 64,335
1984 2,264,562 64,717
1985 2,290,656 65,244
1986 2,312,125 65,652
1987 2,329,813 68,499
1988 2,345,777 68,755
1989 2,361,916 69,167
1990 2,379,877 69,507
1991 2,400,869 70,439
1992 2,424,701 70,763
1993 2,449,916 72,253
1994 2,475,220 74,205
1995 2,500,151 75,304
1996 2,524,463 76,417
1997 2,547,848 77,319
1998 2,569,736 78,846
1999 2,589,795 80,410
2000 2,607,826 81,131
2001 2,624,403 81,202
2002 2,640,572 83,723
2003 2,656,623 82,781
2004 2,672,225 82,475
2005 2,687,066 82,858
2006 2,700,968 84,600
2007 2,713,800 85,033
2008 2,725,635 86,956
2009 2,736,995 87,298
2010 2,748,568 89,770
2011 2,760,494 87,441
2012 2,772,430 88,303
2013 2,783,687 89,949
2014 2,793,749 91,359
2015 2,802,534 93,419
2016 2,809,915 94,677
2017 2,815,764 95,843
2018 2,820,097 96,762
2019 2,823,271 97,625
2020 2,830,739 98,462
2021 2,837,682 99,258
2022 2,839,144 119,878
2023 2,839,786 119,773
2024 2,839,175 121,354

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Seychelles
1960 5.54 5.31
1961 5.6 5.42
1962 5.64 5.51
1963 5.73 5.61
1964 5.79 5.69
1965 5.72 5.72
1966 5.69 6.13
1967 5.67 5.9
1968 5.58 5.61
1969 5.47 5.48
1970 5.35 5.31
1971 5.21 5.69
1972 5.06 5.16
1973 5 4.78
1974 4.67 5.1
1975 4.44 4.75
1976 4.21 4.09
1977 4 3.75
1978 3.84 3.92
1979 3.72 3.66
1980 3.59 3.79
1981 3.51 3.67
1982 3.46 3.13
1983 3.41 3.22
1984 3.32 3.24
1985 3.21 3.09
1986 3.11 3.07
1987 3.02 2.92
1988 2.98 2.79
1989 2.93 2.67
1990 2.96 2.61
1991 3 2.69
1992 3.03 2.53
1993 2.99 2.58
1994 2.93 2.6
1995 2.85 2.36
1996 2.77 2.31
1997 2.68 2.1
1998 2.57 2.04
1999 2.47 2.04
2000 2.35 2.08
2001 2.3 1.98
2002 2.27 2.04
2003 2.24 2.06
2004 2.2 2.01
2005 2.15 2.2
2006 2.09 2.11
2007 2.02 2.24
2008 1.95 2.33
2009 1.88 2.38
2010 1.8 2.16
2011 1.72 2.33
2012 1.65 2.37
2013 1.59 2.26
2014 1.54 2.25
2015 1.51 2.31
2016 1.46 2.39
2017 1.43 2.41
2018 1.4 2.41
2019 1.39 2.36
2020 1.38 2.29
2021 1.38 2.46
2022 1.37 2.01
2023 1.36 2.02

Jamaica and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Seychelles
1960 19.8 21.9
1961 19.5 21.6
1962 19.3 21.3
1963 19 21
1964 18.8 20.6
1965 18.5 20.2
1966 18.3 19.8
1967 18.1 19.4
1968 17.9 19
1969 17.8 18.7
1970 17.7 18.5
1971 17.7 18.4
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.9 18.6
1974 18 18.7
1975 18.2 18.9
1976 18.4 19
1977 18.6 19.3
1978 18.9 19.6
1979 19.1 19.9
1980 19.4 20.4
1981 19.6 20.7
1982 19.9 21.1
1983 20.1 21.4
1984 20.4 21.7
1985 20.6 22
1986 20.8 22.3
1987 21.1 22.5
1988 21.3 22.9
1989 21.6 23.3
1990 21.8 23.6
1991 22 24
1992 22.2 24.5
1993 22.3 24.8
1994 22.4 25.2
1995 22.5 25.4
1996 22.6 25.7
1997 22.7 26.1
1998 22.9 26.4
1999 23.1 26.8
2000 23.3 27.3
2001 23.6 27.7
2002 23.8 28.1
2003 24.1 28.5
2004 24.4 28.9
2005 24.6 29.3
2006 24.9 29.6
2007 25.3 30
2008 25.7 30.4
2009 26.1 30.8
2010 26.5 31.2
2011 27 31.4
2012 27.4 31.5
2013 27.9 31.6
2014 28.3 31.8
2015 28.8 32.1
2016 29.3 32.3
2017 29.8 32.6
2018 30.3 32.9
2019 30.8 33.2
2020 31.3 33.6
2021 31.7 34
2022 32.2 34.4
2023 32.8 34.7
2024 33.3 35

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Finance

Jamaica Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Seychelles
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
96.2%
2020
English speaking
97.6%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Jamaica Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Seychelles
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
327 mi
2015

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