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Jamaica vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 159th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Vanuatu
Population
2837071
341110
Population rank 140/197 174/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Jamaica and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Jamaica Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $2,679,379,372 $121,185,498
1981 $2,979,027,966 $113,781,796
1982 $3,293,496,312 $114,501,913
1983 $3,619,262,277 $117,389,554
1984 $2,373,564,549 $144,482,515
1985 $2,100,239,019 $131,856,421
1986 $2,754,549,582 $126,498,935
1987 $3,287,007,322 $139,464,174
1988 $3,828,342,820 $158,351,368
1989 $4,404,937,853 $154,013,202
1990 $4,592,208,087 $168,879,207
1991 $4,106,207,649 $201,334,169
1992 $3,535,460,090 $209,088,825
1993 $5,440,075,676 $200,491,853
1994 $5,452,558,947 $233,701,301
1995 $6,577,520,643 $249,333,250
1996 $7,393,891,921 $261,370,044
1997 $8,400,041,724 $272,771,209
1998 $8,787,195,622 $262,293,411
1999 $8,887,057,997 $268,006,973
2000 $9,005,064,475 $272,014,628
2001 $9,194,727,831 $257,926,882
2002 $9,719,009,495 $262,596,536
2003 $9,430,234,811 $314,471,413
2004 $10,174,664,854 $364,996,869
2005 $11,243,865,778 $394,962,433
2006 $11,930,179,090 $439,358,587
2007 $12,799,600,047 $516,392,923
2008 $13,709,401,520 $590,748,429
2009 $12,120,458,115 $592,622,319
2010 $13,220,549,908 $670,712,980
2011 $14,444,661,522 $770,153,588
2012 $14,807,086,556 $747,839,698
2013 $14,264,205,153 $758,304,466
2014 $13,899,217,680 $773,717,011
2015 $14,188,936,918 $759,690,181
2016 $14,077,096,677 $804,323,577
2017 $14,808,985,133 $880,043,284
2018 $15,730,792,876 $914,727,908
2019 $15,830,766,531 $936,526,268
2020 $13,812,421,836 $909,421,044
2021 $14,657,586,159 $982,362,212
2022 $17,097,760,687 $1,030,654,208
2023 $19,423,355,367 $1,126,313,359
2024 $19,930,288,337 $1,161,251,868

Jamaica and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $1,249 $1,048
1981 $1,370 $962
1982 $1,494 $946
1983 $1,619 $947
1984 $1,048 $1,137
1985 $917 $1,012
1986 $1,191 $946
1987 $1,411 $1,017
1988 $1,632 $1,125
1989 $1,865 $1,067
1990 $1,930 $1,141
1991 $1,710 $1,326
1992 $1,458 $1,344
1993 $2,221 $1,257
1994 $2,203 $1,431
1995 $2,631 $1,492
1996 $2,929 $1,529
1997 $3,297 $1,562
1998 $3,419 $1,471
1999 $3,432 $1,472
2000 $3,453 $1,460
2001 $3,504 $1,350
2002 $3,681 $1,341
2003 $3,550 $1,567
2004 $3,808 $1,774
2005 $4,184 $1,874
2006 $4,417 $2,035
2007 $4,716 $2,334
2008 $5,030 $2,604
2009 $4,428 $2,546
2010 $4,810 $2,815
2011 $5,233 $3,163
2012 $5,341 $3,005
2013 $5,124 $2,980
2014 $4,975 $2,973
2015 $5,063 $2,855
2016 $5,010 $2,956
2017 $5,259 $3,160
2018 $5,578 $3,207
2019 $5,607 $3,207
2020 $4,879 $3,043
2021 $5,165 $3,212
2022 $6,022 $3,292
2023 $6,840 $3,515
2024 $7,020 $3,543

Jamaica vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Vanuatu
1950 56.6 43.9
1951 57.1 42.2
1952 58.1 45.3
1953 58.9 45.8
1954 59.6 46.5
1955 60.4 47.1
1956 61.2 47.7
1957 61.9 48.2
1958 62.6 48.7
1959 63.2 49.3
1960 63.8 49.8
1961 64.3 50.4
1962 64.6 50.9
1963 65 51.5
1964 65.3 52
1965 65.7 52.5
1966 65.9 53.1
1967 66.1 53.7
1968 66.3 54.2
1969 66.5 54.8
1970 66.7 55.3
1971 67 55.9
1972 67.3 56.4
1973 67.6 57
1974 67.9 57.6
1975 68.2 58.1
1976 68.4 58.7
1977 68.6 59.2
1978 68.7 59.9
1979 68.8 60.9
1980 69 61.3
1981 69.1 61.9
1982 69.3 62.5
1983 69.5 63.1
1984 69.8 63.5
1985 70.1 63.9
1986 70.4 64.6
1987 70.9 64.4
1988 71.2 65.7
1989 71.5 66
1990 71.7 66.7
1991 71.8 67.1
1992 71.8 67.4
1993 71.8 67.7
1994 71.6 68
1995 71.5 68.1
1996 71.3 68.2
1997 71.2 68.3
1998 71.2 68.4
1999 71.2 67.9
2000 71.3 68.6
2001 71.3 68.7
2002 71.5 68.8
2003 71.6 68.9
2004 71.5 69
2005 71.5 69.2
2006 71.4 69.1
2007 71.4 69.1
2008 71.5 69.3
2009 71.7 69.4
2010 72 69.6
2011 72.2 69.7
2012 72.4 69.9
2013 72.4 70
2014 72.4 70
2015 72.2 70.2
2016 72.1 70.4
2017 71.9 70.5
2018 71.6 70.6
2019 71.5 70.8
2020 71.5 70.4
2021 69.1 70
2022 71.5 71.3
2023 71.5 71.5
2024 71.6 71.7
2025 71.7 71.8

Jamaica and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Vanuatu
Year Population
Jamaica Vanuatu
1960 1,650,005 64,431
1961 1,673,261 66,264
1962 1,696,932 68,174
1963 1,721,099 70,159
1964 1,745,568 72,219
1965 1,769,192 74,358
1966 1,791,475 76,590
1967 1,812,865 78,921
1968 1,833,765 81,314
1969 1,855,127 83,755
1970 1,878,196 86,266
1971 1,903,728 88,862
1972 1,931,542 91,562
1973 1,961,219 94,362
1974 1,990,906 97,260
1975 2,018,981 100,269
1976 2,045,578 103,388
1977 2,070,657 106,618
1978 2,094,836 109,963
1979 2,119,486 113,040
1980 2,145,658 115,660
1981 2,173,818 118,249
1982 2,203,889 121,035
1983 2,234,832 123,998
1984 2,264,562 127,109
1985 2,290,656 130,356
1986 2,312,125 133,720
1987 2,329,813 137,187
1988 2,345,777 140,756
1989 2,361,916 144,393
1990 2,379,877 148,063
1991 2,400,869 151,793
1992 2,424,701 155,608
1993 2,449,916 159,463
1994 2,475,220 163,314
1995 2,500,151 167,137
1996 2,524,463 170,911
1997 2,547,848 174,626
1998 2,569,736 178,313
1999 2,589,795 182,048
2000 2,607,826 186,281
2001 2,624,403 191,031
2002 2,640,572 195,863
2003 2,656,623 200,746
2004 2,672,225 205,711
2005 2,687,066 210,760
2006 2,700,968 215,923
2007 2,713,800 221,276
2008 2,725,635 226,896
2009 2,736,995 232,731
2010 2,748,568 238,248
2011 2,760,494 243,474
2012 2,772,430 248,883
2013 2,783,687 254,482
2014 2,793,749 260,240
2015 2,802,534 266,101
2016 2,809,915 272,087
2017 2,815,764 278,507
2018 2,820,097 285,259
2019 2,823,271 291,985
2020 2,830,739 298,858
2021 2,837,682 305,868
2022 2,839,144 313,046
2023 2,839,786 320,409
2024 2,839,175 327,777

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Vanuatu
1960 5.54 6.78
1961 5.6 6.73
1962 5.64 6.67
1963 5.73 6.62
1964 5.79 6.57
1965 5.72 6.52
1966 5.69 6.51
1967 5.67 6.51
1968 5.58 6.46
1969 5.47 6.41
1970 5.35 6.35
1971 5.21 6.29
1972 5.06 6.23
1973 5 6.15
1974 4.67 6.06
1975 4.44 5.98
1976 4.21 5.89
1977 4 5.81
1978 3.84 5.77
1979 3.72 5.73
1980 3.59 5.69
1981 3.51 5.65
1982 3.46 5.6
1983 3.41 5.55
1984 3.32 5.49
1985 3.21 5.43
1986 3.11 5.38
1987 3.02 5.33
1988 2.98 5.27
1989 2.93 5.21
1990 2.96 5.17
1991 3 5.13
1992 3.03 5.09
1993 2.99 5.02
1994 2.93 4.94
1995 2.85 4.85
1996 2.77 4.75
1997 2.68 4.66
1998 2.57 4.6
1999 2.47 4.56
2000 2.35 4.54
2001 2.3 4.5
2002 2.27 4.38
2003 2.24 4.29
2004 2.2 4.21
2005 2.15 4.13
2006 2.09 4.1
2007 2.02 4.12
2008 1.95 4.16
2009 1.88 4.16
2010 1.8 4.13
2011 1.72 4.09
2012 1.65 4.06
2013 1.59 4.04
2014 1.54 4
2015 1.51 3.95
2016 1.46 3.92
2017 1.43 3.88
2018 1.4 3.83
2019 1.39 3.79
2020 1.38 3.74
2021 1.38 3.7
2022 1.37 3.65
2023 1.36 3.6

Jamaica and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Vanuatu
1960 19.8 17.7
1961 19.5 17.6
1962 19.3 17.5
1963 19 17.4
1964 18.8 17.3
1965 18.5 17.2
1966 18.3 17.1
1967 18.1 17.1
1968 17.9 17
1969 17.8 17
1970 17.7 17
1971 17.7 17
1972 17.8 17
1973 17.9 17
1974 18 17.1
1975 18.2 17.1
1976 18.4 17.1
1977 18.6 17.2
1978 18.9 17.3
1979 19.1 17.5
1980 19.4 17.6
1981 19.6 17.7
1982 19.9 17.7
1983 20.1 17.7
1984 20.4 17.7
1985 20.6 17.7
1986 20.8 17.8
1987 21.1 17.8
1988 21.3 17.8
1989 21.6 17.8
1990 21.8 17.8
1991 22 17.9
1992 22.2 17.8
1993 22.3 17.7
1994 22.4 17.7
1995 22.5 17.8
1996 22.6 18
1997 22.7 18
1998 22.9 18
1999 23.1 18
2000 23.3 18.2
2001 23.6 18.5
2002 23.8 18.7
2003 24.1 18.9
2004 24.4 19.2
2005 24.6 19.4
2006 24.9 19.6
2007 25.3 19.9
2008 25.7 20.1
2009 26.1 20.3
2010 26.5 20.5
2011 27 20.6
2012 27.4 20.8
2013 27.9 20.9
2014 28.3 21
2015 28.8 21.1
2016 29.3 21.1
2017 29.8 21.2
2018 30.3 21.2
2019 30.8 21.2
2020 31.3 21.2
2021 31.7 21.2
2022 32.2 21.2
2023 32.8 21.2
2024 33.3 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
n/a

Energy

Jamaica Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Jamaica Vanuatu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
88%
2023
English speaking
97.6%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Jamaica Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Vanuatu
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
665 mi
2000

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