Jamaica vs Vatican comparison: 73 facts & rankings

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 159th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 124/197 ($22B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 95/197 ($7,754), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Jamaica	Vatican
Population	2834980	936
Population rank	139/197	197/197
GDP	$22B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	124/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$7,754 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	95/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$12,890 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$14B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	63.4% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$4,917 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	79/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$6,905 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	4,181 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	678 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	1.36 2023	n/a
Median age	33.3 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	71.9 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Jamaica and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Jamaica vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Jamaica	Vatican
2026	71.9	83.4
2025	71.7	83.3
2024	71.6	83.1
2023	71.5	83
2022	71.5	83.3
2021	69.1	82.9
2020	71.5	83
2019	71.5	83.6
2018	71.6	83.3
2017	71.9	82.7
2016	72.1	82.9
2015	72.2	82.5
2014	72.4	82.6
2013	72.4	82.5
2012	72.4	82
2011	72.2	81.7
2010	72	81.5
2009	71.7	81.3
2008	71.5	81.4
2007	71.4	81.3
2006	71.4	81.2
2005	71.5	80.6
2004	71.5	80.2
2003	71.6	79.8
2002	71.5	80
2001	71.3	79.9
2000	71.3	79.3
1999	71.2	78.7
1998	71.2	78.3
1997	71.2	78.2
1996	71.3	78.5
1995	71.5	77.8
1994	71.6	77.7
1993	71.8	77
1992	71.8	77.3
1991	71.8	76.9
1990	71.7	76.9
1989	71.5	76.8
1988	71.2	76.4
1987	70.9	76.2
1986	70.4	75.7
1985	70.1	75.5
1984	69.8	75.1
1983	69.5	74.7
1982	69.3	74.8
1981	69.1	74.3
1980	69	74.1
1979	68.8	74
1978	68.7	73.7
1977	68.6	73.3
1976	68.4	72.9
1975	68.2	72.6
1974	67.9	72.7
1973	67.6	71.9
1972	67.3	72
1971	67	71.7
1970	66.7	71.5
1969	66.5	70.7
1968	66.3	70.7
1967	66.1	70.9
1966	65.9	70.9
1965	65.7	70.1
1964	65.3	70.3
1963	65	69.3
1962	64.6	69.2
1961	64.3	69.8
1960	63.8	69.2
1959	63.2	69.2
1958	62.6	68.7
1957	61.9	67.5
1956	61.2	67.3
1955	60.4	67.8
1954	59.6	67.5
1953	58.9	66.3
1952	58.1	65.7
1951	57.1	65.3
1950	56.6	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Jamaica and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Jamaica	Vatican
2024	2,839,175	-
2023	2,839,786	-
2022	2,839,144	-
2021	2,837,682	-
2020	2,830,739	-
2019	2,823,271	1,000
2018	2,820,097	-
2017	2,815,764	1,000
2016	2,809,915	-
2015	2,802,534	1,000
2014	2,793,749	842
2013	2,783,687	839
2012	2,772,430	836
2011	2,760,494	832
2010	2,748,568	829
2009	2,736,995	826
2008	2,725,635	824
2007	2,713,800	821
2006	2,700,968	932
2005	2,687,066	921
2004	2,672,225	921
2003	2,656,623	911
2002	2,640,572	900
2001	2,624,403	890
2000	2,607,826	880
1999	2,589,795	-
1998	2,569,736	-
1997	2,547,848	-
1996	2,524,463	-
1995	2,500,151	-
1994	2,475,220	-
1993	2,449,916	-
1992	2,424,701	-
1991	2,400,869	-
1990	2,379,877	-
1989	2,361,916	-
1988	2,345,777	-
1987	2,329,813	-
1986	2,312,125	-
1985	2,290,656	-
1984	2,264,562	-
1983	2,234,832	-
1982	2,203,889	-
1981	2,173,818	-
1980	2,145,658	-
1979	2,119,486	-
1978	2,094,836	-
1977	2,070,657	-
1976	2,045,578	-
1975	2,018,981	-
1974	1,990,906	-
1973	1,961,219	-
1972	1,931,542	-
1971	1,903,728	-
1970	1,878,196	-
1969	1,855,127	-
1968	1,833,765	-
1967	1,812,865	-
1966	1,791,475	-
1965	1,769,192	-
1964	1,745,568	-
1963	1,721,099	-
1962	1,696,932	-
1961	1,673,261	-
1960	1,650,005	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Jamaica	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$20.5B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	30.5% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	5.51% 2024	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	1.27% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	6,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	+0.22% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	3.02% 2023	n/a
Services, % of GDP	60% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	16.5% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	68.2 2026	65 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	n/a
Personal remittances received	$3.56B 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	1,329,699 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	48.1% 2011	n/a
Banked people share	73.3% 2021	n/a

Energy

	Jamaica	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	969 kg 2022	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$12.3 2022	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	8.07 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	2.84 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	92.1% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	10.5% 2021	n/a
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	n/a
Hydroelectric share	2.68% 2022	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	97.7% 2023	n/a

Society

	Jamaica	Vatican
% of world population	0.03% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-11,053 2025	n/a
Urban population	58.9% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.4:50.6 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.81 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.39 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	43.3 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	44 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	68 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	49.3 2023	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	15.1 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	99 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	88.7% 2015	100% 2013
English speaking	97.6% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	89.5% 2023	n/a

Health

	Jamaica	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$520 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$105.3 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	71.9 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	2.59% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.46 2023	n/a
Age at first childbirth	21.2 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	130 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	19.3 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	34.5% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	12.5% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	89 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	9.7% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	3.1 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Jamaica	Vatican
% of world land	0.007% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	1,473 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	1,610 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	2,350 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	13,745 mi 2011	5.59 mi 2003