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Jamaica vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 159th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Tonga
Population
2837071
103744
Population rank 140/197 183/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 130/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 104/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 79/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Jamaica and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Tonga
Year GDP
Jamaica Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $2,966,042,856 $30,036,417
1977 $3,249,733,140 $34,139,388
1978 $2,644,527,822 $41,567,472
1979 $2,425,064,229 $44,667,002
1980 $2,679,379,372 $53,260,077
1981 $2,979,027,966 $62,242,013
1982 $3,293,496,312 $62,068,161
1983 $3,619,262,277 $60,863,964
1984 $2,373,564,549 $64,248,355
1985 $2,100,239,019 $60,058,663
1986 $2,754,549,582 $68,195,856
1987 $3,287,007,322 $81,667,133
1988 $3,828,342,820 $106,657,267
1989 $4,404,937,853 $106,344,855
1990 $4,592,208,087 $113,563,822
1991 $4,106,207,649 $132,201,141
1992 $3,535,460,090 $137,066,291
1993 $5,440,075,676 $138,489,884
1994 $5,452,558,947 $195,990,986
1995 $6,577,520,643 $208,871,666
1996 $7,393,891,921 $222,100,576
1997 $8,400,041,724 $214,991,452
1998 $8,787,195,622 $191,504,893
1999 $8,887,057,997 $199,208,718
2000 $9,005,064,475 $204,848,488
2001 $9,194,727,831 $181,117,230
2002 $9,719,009,495 $182,764,281
2003 $9,430,234,811 $202,246,591
2004 $10,174,664,854 $230,678,011
2005 $11,243,865,778 $261,823,805
2006 $11,930,179,090 $292,232,703
2007 $12,799,600,047 $298,519,623
2008 $13,709,401,520 $344,438,844
2009 $12,120,458,115 $312,415,028
2010 $13,220,549,908 $366,887,375
2011 $14,444,661,522 $414,143,828
2012 $14,807,086,556 $471,122,971
2013 $14,264,205,153 $451,788,498
2014 $13,899,217,680 $440,997,735
2015 $14,188,936,918 $437,525,539
2016 $14,077,096,677 $420,828,255
2017 $14,808,985,133 $459,976,847
2018 $15,730,792,876 $489,714,530
2019 $15,830,766,531 $494,197,854
2020 $13,812,421,836 $496,856,304
2021 $14,657,586,159 $518,228,029
2022 $17,097,760,687 $518,180,029
2023 $19,423,355,367 $508,735,107
2024 $19,930,288,337 -

Jamaica and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Tonga
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 $349
1976 $1,450 $315
1977 $1,569 $353
1978 $1,262 $428
1979 $1,144 $458
1980 $1,249 $545
1981 $1,370 $636
1982 $1,494 $633
1983 $1,619 $621
1984 $1,048 $656
1985 $917 $613
1986 $1,191 $696
1987 $1,411 $830
1988 $1,632 $1,078
1989 $1,865 $1,070
1990 $1,930 $1,139
1991 $1,710 $1,323
1992 $1,458 $1,370
1993 $2,221 $1,383
1994 $2,203 $1,957
1995 $2,631 $2,084
1996 $2,929 $2,215
1997 $3,297 $2,136
1998 $3,419 $1,889
1999 $3,432 $1,952
2000 $3,453 $1,995
2001 $3,504 $1,754
2002 $3,681 $1,759
2003 $3,550 $1,936
2004 $3,808 $2,195
2005 $4,184 $2,478
2006 $4,417 $2,750
2007 $4,716 $2,797
2008 $5,030 $3,218
2009 $4,428 $2,914
2010 $4,810 $3,416
2011 $5,233 $3,850
2012 $5,341 $4,384
2013 $5,124 $4,219
2014 $4,975 $4,137
2015 $5,063 $4,124
2016 $5,010 $3,988
2017 $5,259 $4,366
2018 $5,578 $4,639
2019 $5,607 $4,677
2020 $4,879 $4,700
2021 $5,165 $4,913
2022 $6,022 $4,933
2023 $6,840 $4,864
2024 $7,020 -

Jamaica vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Tonga
1950 56.6 48.4
1951 57.1 49.8
1952 58.1 51.2
1953 58.9 52.4
1954 59.6 53.6
1955 60.4 54.7
1956 61.2 55.7
1957 61.9 56.5
1958 62.6 57.2
1959 63.2 57.8
1960 63.8 58.3
1961 64.3 58.8
1962 64.6 59.3
1963 65 59.8
1964 65.3 60.3
1965 65.7 60.7
1966 65.9 61.2
1967 66.1 61.7
1968 66.3 62.2
1969 66.5 62.7
1970 66.7 63.2
1971 67 63.6
1972 67.3 64.1
1973 67.6 64.4
1974 67.9 64.8
1975 68.2 65.1
1976 68.4 65.4
1977 68.6 65.6
1978 68.7 65.9
1979 68.8 66
1980 69 66.2
1981 69.1 66.4
1982 69.3 66.3
1983 69.5 66.7
1984 69.8 66.8
1985 70.1 66.9
1986 70.4 67.1
1987 70.9 67.2
1988 71.2 67.3
1989 71.5 67.4
1990 71.7 67.5
1991 71.8 67.7
1992 71.8 67.9
1993 71.8 68.2
1994 71.6 68.4
1995 71.5 68.6
1996 71.3 68.8
1997 71.2 69
1998 71.2 69.2
1999 71.2 69.4
2000 71.3 69.6
2001 71.3 69.8
2002 71.5 70
2003 71.6 70.2
2004 71.5 70.4
2005 71.5 70.6
2006 71.4 70.7
2007 71.4 70.9
2008 71.5 71
2009 71.7 70.9
2010 72 71.3
2011 72.2 71.4
2012 72.4 71.5
2013 72.4 71.6
2014 72.4 71.7
2015 72.2 71.9
2016 72.1 72
2017 71.9 72.1
2018 71.6 72.2
2019 71.5 72.3
2020 71.5 72.4
2021 69.1 72.1
2022 71.5 72.6
2023 71.5 72.9
2024 71.6 73.1
2025 71.7 73.2

Jamaica and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Tonga
Year Population
Jamaica Tonga
1960 1,650,005 66,170
1961 1,673,261 68,037
1962 1,696,932 69,940
1963 1,721,099 71,885
1964 1,745,568 73,879
1965 1,769,192 75,924
1966 1,791,475 78,002
1967 1,812,865 79,814
1968 1,833,765 81,353
1969 1,855,127 82,885
1970 1,878,196 84,401
1971 1,903,728 85,896
1972 1,931,542 87,356
1973 1,961,219 88,805
1974 1,990,906 90,683
1975 2,018,981 93,017
1976 2,045,578 95,325
1977 2,070,657 96,725
1978 2,094,836 97,204
1979 2,119,486 97,544
1980 2,145,658 97,769
1981 2,173,818 97,909
1982 2,203,889 97,980
1983 2,234,832 97,998
1984 2,264,562 97,990
1985 2,290,656 97,984
1986 2,312,125 98,010
1987 2,329,813 98,376
1988 2,345,777 98,969
1989 2,361,916 99,403
1990 2,379,877 99,700
1991 2,400,869 99,895
1992 2,424,701 100,022
1993 2,449,916 100,103
1994 2,475,220 100,166
1995 2,500,151 100,225
1996 2,524,463 100,275
1997 2,547,848 100,674
1998 2,569,736 101,388
1999 2,589,795 102,046
2000 2,607,826 102,677
2001 2,624,403 103,288
2002 2,640,572 103,874
2003 2,656,623 104,464
2004 2,672,225 105,071
2005 2,687,066 105,671
2006 2,700,968 106,253
2007 2,713,800 106,726
2008 2,725,635 107,020
2009 2,736,995 107,203
2010 2,748,568 107,400
2011 2,760,494 107,570
2012 2,772,430 107,460
2013 2,783,687 107,078
2014 2,793,749 106,609
2015 2,802,534 106,095
2016 2,809,915 105,524
2017 2,815,764 105,356
2018 2,820,097 105,567
2019 2,823,271 105,669
2020 2,830,739 105,704
2021 2,837,682 105,490
2022 2,839,144 105,042
2023 2,839,786 104,597
2024 2,839,175 104,175

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Tonga

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Tonga
1960 5.54 6.65
1961 5.6 6.61
1962 5.64 6.57
1963 5.73 6.52
1964 5.79 6.46
1965 5.72 6.41
1966 5.69 6.35
1967 5.67 6.29
1968 5.58 6.23
1969 5.47 6.17
1970 5.35 6.07
1971 5.21 5.96
1972 5.06 5.86
1973 5 5.8
1974 4.67 5.77
1975 4.44 5.75
1976 4.21 5.73
1977 4 5.7
1978 3.84 5.68
1979 3.72 5.65
1980 3.59 5.6
1981 3.51 5.55
1982 3.46 5.5
1983 3.41 5.45
1984 3.32 5.41
1985 3.21 5.34
1986 3.11 5.27
1987 3.02 5.19
1988 2.98 5.1
1989 2.93 5.01
1990 2.96 4.93
1991 3 4.85
1992 3.03 4.79
1993 2.99 4.73
1994 2.93 4.66
1995 2.85 4.56
1996 2.77 4.46
1997 2.68 4.38
1998 2.57 4.31
1999 2.47 4.23
2000 2.35 4.16
2001 2.3 4.13
2002 2.27 4.14
2003 2.24 4.18
2004 2.2 4.19
2005 2.15 4.2
2006 2.09 4.14
2007 2.02 4.09
2008 1.95 4.01
2009 1.88 3.95
2010 1.8 3.88
2011 1.72 3.83
2012 1.65 3.77
2013 1.59 3.7
2014 1.54 3.62
2015 1.51 3.54
2016 1.46 3.46
2017 1.43 3.39
2018 1.4 3.33
2019 1.39 3.27
2020 1.38 3.23
2021 1.38 3.2
2022 1.37 3.17
2023 1.36 3.13

Jamaica and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Tonga
1960 19.8 17.1
1961 19.5 17.1
1962 19.3 17.1
1963 19 17
1964 18.8 17
1965 18.5 17
1966 18.3 17
1967 18.1 17
1968 17.9 16.9
1969 17.8 16.8
1970 17.7 16.8
1971 17.7 16.7
1972 17.8 16.7
1973 17.9 16.8
1974 18 16.8
1975 18.2 16.7
1976 18.4 16.7
1977 18.6 16.8
1978 18.9 17.1
1979 19.1 17.3
1980 19.4 17.4
1981 19.6 17.6
1982 19.9 17.8
1983 20.1 17.9
1984 20.4 18
1985 20.6 18.1
1986 20.8 18.2
1987 21.1 18.3
1988 21.3 18.6
1989 21.6 18.9
1990 21.8 19.1
1991 22 19.3
1992 22.2 19.5
1993 22.3 19.6
1994 22.4 19.6
1995 22.5 19.6
1996 22.6 19.6
1997 22.7 19.7
1998 22.9 19.9
1999 23.1 20.1
2000 23.3 20.3
2001 23.6 20.5
2002 23.8 20.7
2003 24.1 20.8
2004 24.4 20.8
2005 24.6 20.8
2006 24.9 20.8
2007 25.3 20.9
2008 25.7 21
2009 26.1 21.1
2010 26.5 21.2
2011 27 21.2
2012 27.4 21.4
2013 27.9 21.6
2014 28.3 21.7
2015 28.8 21.8
2016 29.3 21.9
2017 29.8 21.9
2018 30.3 22
2019 30.8 22
2020 31.3 22.1
2021 31.7 22.1
2022 32.2 22
2023 32.8 21.9
2024 33.3 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
5.15%
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
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
4%
2021
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jamaica Tonga
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
99.4%
2021
English speaking
97.6%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Jamaica Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Tonga
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
423 mi
2011

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