Jamaica vs Switzerland statistics compared

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 159th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Jamaica and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Jamaica

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Jamaica	Switzerland
1960	$699,064,380	$10,412,232,621
1961	$748,043,501	$11,713,348,834
1962	$777,727,689	$12,989,649,694
1963	$826,706,669	$14,283,872,299
1964	$897,949,001	$15,833,133,858
1965	$972,159,611	$16,780,226,225
1966	$1,096,759,561	$18,019,402,374
1967	$1,148,014,311	$19,397,044,714
1968	$1,083,839,133	$20,712,102,794
1969	$1,191,239,047	$22,442,043,274
1970	$1,404,720,442	$24,998,066,773
1971	$1,539,861,816	$30,040,171,751
1972	$1,875,146,587	$36,844,318,854
1973	$1,905,917,553	$49,550,006,320
1974	$2,375,122,375	$57,103,011,446
1975	$2,860,442,750	$65,466,081,819
1976	$2,966,042,856	$68,476,524,644
1977	$3,249,733,140	$73,135,771,167
1978	$2,644,527,822	$102,280,472,036
1979	$2,425,064,229	$114,970,094,425
1980	$2,679,379,372	$122,557,843,886
1981	$2,979,027,966	$112,244,805,519
1982	$3,293,496,312	$115,043,365,512
1983	$3,619,262,277	$114,634,358,535
1984	$2,373,564,549	$109,455,312,168
1985	$2,100,239,019	$110,980,314,192
1986	$2,754,549,582	$159,089,921,063
1987	$3,287,007,322	$199,236,370,038
1988	$3,828,342,820	$215,540,625,299
1989	$4,404,937,853	$208,105,846,934
1990	$4,592,208,087	$265,763,573,999
1991	$4,106,207,649	$268,901,693,863
1992	$3,535,460,090	$279,921,425,828
1993	$5,440,075,676	$272,237,527,071
1994	$5,452,558,947	$301,375,055,202
1995	$6,577,520,643	$352,835,806,342
1996	$7,393,891,921	$340,103,959,547
1997	$8,400,041,724	$294,788,198,856
1998	$8,787,195,622	$303,459,014,347
1999	$8,887,057,997	$297,873,643,323
2000	$9,005,064,475	$279,216,033,870
2001	$9,194,727,831	$286,582,672,434
2002	$9,719,009,495	$309,301,422,430
2003	$9,430,234,811	$362,075,086,508
2004	$10,174,664,854	$403,912,891,033
2005	$11,243,865,778	$418,284,865,885
2006	$11,930,179,090	$441,634,672,197
2007	$12,799,600,047	$490,740,715,595
2008	$13,709,401,520	$567,267,767,519
2009	$12,120,458,115	$554,212,916,092
2010	$13,220,549,908	$598,851,027,948
2011	$14,444,661,522	$715,888,126,682
2012	$14,807,086,556	$686,420,221,558
2013	$14,264,205,153	$706,234,937,371
2014	$13,899,217,680	$726,537,809,430
2015	$14,188,936,918	$694,118,186,380
2016	$14,077,096,677	$687,895,460,903
2017	$14,808,985,133	$695,200,834,102
2018	$15,730,792,876	$725,568,717,468
2019	$15,830,766,531	$721,369,112,727
2020	$13,812,421,836	$741,999,406,006
2021	$14,657,586,159	$815,309,330,987
2022	$17,097,760,687	$828,508,926,958
2023	$19,423,355,367	$894,424,821,645
2024	$19,930,288,337	$936,564,198,049

Jamaica and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Jamaica

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Jamaica	Switzerland
1960	$424	$1,954
1961	$447	$2,155
1962	$458	$2,330
1963	$480	$2,508
1964	$514	$2,735
1965	$549	$2,865
1966	$612	$3,045
1967	$633	$3,237
1968	$591	$3,413
1969	$642	$3,657
1970	$748	$4,044
1971	$809	$4,835
1972	$971	$5,885
1973	$972	$7,856
1974	$1,193	$9,005
1975	$1,417	$10,328
1976	$1,450	$10,865
1977	$1,569	$11,644
1978	$1,262	$16,282
1979	$1,144	$18,266
1980	$1,249	$19,394
1981	$1,370	$17,665
1982	$1,494	$18,000
1983	$1,619	$17,859
1984	$1,048	$16,991
1985	$917	$17,152
1986	$1,191	$24,460
1987	$1,411	$30,441
1988	$1,632	$32,690
1989	$1,865	$31,309
1990	$1,930	$39,575
1991	$1,710	$39,544
1992	$1,458	$40,714
1993	$2,221	$39,237
1994	$2,203	$43,092
1995	$2,631	$50,114
1996	$2,929	$48,093
1997	$3,297	$41,584
1998	$3,419	$42,681
1999	$3,432	$41,696
2000	$3,453	$38,865
2001	$3,504	$39,639
2002	$3,681	$42,459
2003	$3,550	$49,336
2004	$3,808	$54,659
2005	$4,184	$56,243
2006	$4,417	$59,011
2007	$4,716	$64,989
2008	$5,030	$74,175
2009	$4,428	$71,568
2010	$4,810	$76,531
2011	$5,233	$90,477
2012	$5,341	$85,836
2013	$5,124	$87,304
2014	$4,975	$88,725
2015	$5,063	$83,806
2016	$5,010	$82,153
2017	$5,259	$82,254
2018	$5,578	$85,217
2019	$5,607	$84,122
2020	$4,879	$85,898
2021	$5,165	$93,665
2022	$6,022	$94,395
2023	$6,840	$100,632
2024	$7,020	$103,670

Jamaica vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Jamaica

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Jamaica	Switzerland
1950	56.6	68.9
1951	57.1	68.7
1952	58.1	69.6
1953	58.9	69.5
1954	59.6	70
1955	60.4	70.1
1956	61.2	70.2
1957	61.9	70.5
1958	62.6	71.3
1959	63.2	71.5
1960	63.8	71.4
1961	64.3	71.7
1962	64.6	71.3
1963	65	71.3
1964	65.3	72.2
1965	65.7	72.3
1966	65.9	72.4
1967	66.1	72.7
1968	66.3	72.7
1969	66.5	72.7
1970	66.7	73.1
1971	67	73.2
1972	67.3	73.8
1973	67.6	74.1
1974	67.9	74.4
1975	68.2	74.8
1976	68.4	74.9
1977	68.6	75.4
1978	68.7	75.3
1979	68.8	75.6
1980	69	75.6
1981	69.1	75.8
1982	69.3	76.2
1983	69.5	76.2
1984	69.8	76.8
1985	70.1	76.9
1986	70.4	77
1987	70.9	77.3
1988	71.2	77.4
1989	71.5	77.6
1990	71.7	77.4
1991	71.8	77.6
1992	71.8	77.9
1993	71.8	78.2
1994	71.6	78.5
1995	71.5	78.6
1996	71.3	79
1997	71.2	79.2
1998	71.2	79.5
1999	71.2	79.7
2000	71.3	79.8
2001	71.3	80.3
2002	71.5	80.4
2003	71.6	80.5
2004	71.5	81.1
2005	71.5	81.2
2006	71.4	81.5
2007	71.4	81.7
2008	71.5	82
2009	71.7	82
2010	72	82.3
2011	72.2	82.6
2012	72.4	82.6
2013	72.4	82.7
2014	72.4	83.1
2015	72.2	82.8
2016	72.1	83.4
2017	71.9	83.4
2018	71.6	83.6
2019	71.5	83.8
2020	71.5	83.1
2021	69.1	83.6
2022	71.5	83.2
2023	71.5	84
2024	71.6	84.1
2025	71.7	84.2

Jamaica and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Jamaica

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Jamaica	Switzerland
1960	1,650,005	5,327,827
1961	1,673,261	5,434,294
1962	1,696,932	5,573,815
1963	1,721,099	5,694,247
1964	1,745,568	5,789,228
1965	1,769,192	5,856,472
1966	1,791,475	5,918,002
1967	1,812,865	5,991,785
1968	1,833,765	6,067,714
1969	1,855,127	6,136,387
1970	1,878,196	6,180,877
1971	1,903,728	6,213,399
1972	1,931,542	6,260,956
1973	1,961,219	6,307,347
1974	1,990,906	6,341,405
1975	2,018,981	6,338,632
1976	2,045,578	6,302,504
1977	2,070,657	6,281,174
1978	2,094,836	6,281,738
1979	2,119,486	6,294,365
1980	2,145,658	6,319,408
1981	2,173,818	6,354,074
1982	2,203,889	6,391,309
1983	2,234,832	6,418,773
1984	2,264,562	6,441,865
1985	2,290,656	6,470,365
1986	2,312,125	6,504,124
1987	2,329,813	6,545,106
1988	2,345,777	6,593,386
1989	2,361,916	6,646,912
1990	2,379,877	6,715,519
1991	2,400,869	6,799,978
1992	2,424,701	6,875,364
1993	2,449,916	6,938,265
1994	2,475,220	6,993,795
1995	2,500,151	7,040,687
1996	2,524,463	7,071,850
1997	2,547,848	7,088,906
1998	2,569,736	7,110,001
1999	2,589,795	7,143,991
2000	2,607,826	7,184,250
2001	2,624,403	7,229,854
2002	2,640,572	7,284,753
2003	2,656,623	7,339,001
2004	2,672,225	7,389,625
2005	2,687,066	7,437,115
2006	2,700,968	7,483,934
2007	2,713,800	7,551,117
2008	2,725,635	7,647,675
2009	2,736,995	7,743,831
2010	2,748,568	7,824,909
2011	2,760,494	7,912,398
2012	2,772,430	7,996,861
2013	2,783,687	8,089,346
2014	2,793,749	8,188,649
2015	2,802,534	8,282,396
2016	2,809,915	8,373,338
2017	2,815,764	8,451,840
2018	2,820,097	8,514,329
2019	2,823,271	8,575,280
2020	2,830,739	8,638,167
2021	2,837,682	8,704,546
2022	2,839,144	8,777,088
2023	2,839,786	8,888,093
2024	2,839,175	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Jamaica

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	Switzerland
1960	5.54	2.44
1961	5.6	2.52
1962	5.64	2.58
1963	5.73	2.65
1964	5.79	2.66
1965	5.72	2.59
1966	5.69	2.5
1967	5.67	2.39
1968	5.58	2.29
1969	5.47	2.19
1970	5.35	2.1
1971	5.21	2.04
1972	5.06	1.91
1973	5	1.81
1974	4.67	1.73
1975	4.44	1.61
1976	4.21	1.55
1977	4	1.53
1978	3.84	1.51
1979	3.72	1.52
1980	3.59	1.55
1981	3.51	1.55
1982	3.46	1.56
1983	3.41	1.52
1984	3.32	1.53
1985	3.21	1.52
1986	3.11	1.53
1987	3.02	1.52
1988	2.98	1.57
1989	2.93	1.56
1990	2.96	1.58
1991	3	1.58
1992	3.03	1.58
1993	2.99	1.51
1994	2.93	1.49
1995	2.85	1.48
1996	2.77	1.5
1997	2.68	1.48
1998	2.57	1.47
1999	2.47	1.48
2000	2.35	1.5
2001	2.3	1.38
2002	2.27	1.39
2003	2.24	1.39
2004	2.2	1.42
2005	2.15	1.42
2006	2.09	1.44
2007	2.02	1.46
2008	1.95	1.48
2009	1.88	1.5
2010	1.8	1.52
2011	1.72	1.52
2012	1.65	1.52
2013	1.59	1.52
2014	1.54	1.54
2015	1.51	1.54
2016	1.46	1.54
2017	1.43	1.52
2018	1.4	1.52
2019	1.39	1.48
2020	1.38	1.46
2021	1.38	1.52
2022	1.37	1.39
2023	1.36	1.33

Jamaica and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Jamaica

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Jamaica	Switzerland
1960	19.8	32.6
1961	19.5	32.4
1962	19.3	32
1963	19	31.7
1964	18.8	31.5
1965	18.5	31.6
1966	18.3	31.6
1967	18.1	31.6
1968	17.9	31.7
1969	17.8	31.7
1970	17.7	32
1971	17.7	32.2
1972	17.8	32.3
1973	17.9	32.5
1974	18	32.7
1975	18.2	33.1
1976	18.4	33.5
1977	18.6	33.8
1978	18.9	34.2
1979	19.1	34.5
1980	19.4	34.8
1981	19.6	35
1982	19.9	35.3
1983	20.1	35.6
1984	20.4	35.9
1985	20.6	36.1
1986	20.8	36.3
1987	21.1	36.5
1988	21.3	36.7
1989	21.6	36.8
1990	21.8	36.9
1991	22	36.9
1992	22.2	36.9
1993	22.3	37
1994	22.4	37.1
1995	22.5	37.3
1996	22.6	37.6
1997	22.7	37.9
1998	22.9	38.2
1999	23.1	38.4
2000	23.3	38.7
2001	23.6	39
2002	23.8	39.3
2003	24.1	39.6
2004	24.4	39.9
2005	24.6	40.3
2006	24.9	40.6
2007	25.3	40.9
2008	25.7	41.1
2009	26.1	41.3
2010	26.5	41.5
2011	27	41.6
2012	27.4	41.8
2013	27.9	42
2014	28.3	42.1
2015	28.8	42.2
2016	29.3	42.3
2017	29.8	42.4
2018	30.3	42.5
2019	30.8	42.6
2020	31.3	42.7
2021	31.7	42.8
2022	32.2	43
2023	32.8	43.4
2024	33.3	43.7

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