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Jamaica vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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 130/197 ($19.9B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Vatican
Population
2837071
949
Population rank 140/197 197/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 130/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 104/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 79/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
n/a
Median age
33.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Jamaica and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Jamaica vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

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

Jamaica and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
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
$11.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
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
-10,506
2024
n/a
Urban population
57.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
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
42.6
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
100
2025
150
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
$468
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
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, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
88
2025
72
2025
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%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
5.59 mi
2003

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