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Jamaica vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 159th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Vietnam
Population
2837071
102063551
Population rank 140/197 16/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 130/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 104/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 79/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Jamaica and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Vietnam
Year GDP
Jamaica Vietnam
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 -
1980 $2,679,379,372 -
1981 $2,979,027,966 -
1982 $3,293,496,312 -
1983 $3,619,262,277 -
1984 $2,373,564,549 -
1985 $2,100,239,019 $14,094,687,821
1986 $2,754,549,582 $26,336,616,250
1987 $3,287,007,322 $36,658,108,850
1988 $3,828,342,820 $25,423,812,649
1989 $4,404,937,853 $6,293,304,975
1990 $4,592,208,087 $6,471,740,806
1991 $4,106,207,649 $9,613,369,520
1992 $3,535,460,090 $9,866,990,236
1993 $5,440,075,676 $13,180,953,598
1994 $5,452,558,947 $16,286,433,533
1995 $6,577,520,643 $20,736,164,459
1996 $7,393,891,921 $24,657,470,575
1997 $8,400,041,724 $26,843,700,442
1998 $8,787,195,622 $27,209,602,050
1999 $8,887,057,997 $28,683,659,007
2000 $9,005,064,475 $31,172,518,403
2001 $9,194,727,831 $32,685,198,809
2002 $9,719,009,495 $35,064,105,501
2003 $9,430,234,811 $39,552,513,232
2004 $10,174,664,854 $45,427,854,693
2005 $11,243,865,778 $57,633,255,738
2006 $11,930,179,090 $66,371,664,817
2007 $12,799,600,047 $77,414,425,532
2008 $13,709,401,520 $99,130,304,099
2009 $12,120,458,115 $106,014,659,565
2010 $13,220,549,908 $147,201,173,197
2011 $14,444,661,522 $172,595,049,184
2012 $14,807,086,556 $195,590,661,129
2013 $14,264,205,153 $213,708,811,665
2014 $13,899,217,680 $233,451,469,643
2015 $14,188,936,918 $239,258,328,382
2016 $14,077,096,677 $257,096,001,178
2017 $14,808,985,133 $281,353,605,987
2018 $15,730,792,876 $310,106,478,395
2019 $15,830,766,531 $334,365,270,497
2020 $13,812,421,836 $346,615,738,538
2021 $14,657,586,159 $366,474,752,771
2022 $17,097,760,687 $413,445,230,669
2023 $19,423,355,367 $433,857,681,378
2024 $19,930,288,337 $476,388,230,307

Jamaica and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Vietnam
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 -
1980 $1,249 -
1981 $1,370 -
1982 $1,494 -
1983 $1,619 -
1984 $1,048 -
1985 $917 $238.6
1986 $1,191 $436
1987 $1,411 $595
1988 $1,632 $405
1989 $1,865 $98.1
1990 $1,930 $98.8
1991 $1,710 $143.7
1992 $1,458 $144.5
1993 $2,221 $189.4
1994 $2,203 $229.9
1995 $2,631 $287.8
1996 $2,929 $337
1997 $3,297 $362
1998 $3,419 $361
1999 $3,432 $376
2000 $3,453 $404
2001 $3,504 $419
2002 $3,681 $445
2003 $3,550 $497
2004 $3,808 $565
2005 $4,184 $711
2006 $4,417 $808
2007 $4,716 $926
2008 $5,030 $1,164
2009 $4,428 $1,226
2010 $4,810 $1,683
2011 $5,233 $1,951
2012 $5,341 $2,185
2013 $5,124 $2,360
2014 $4,975 $2,546
2015 $5,063 $2,578
2016 $5,010 $2,735
2017 $5,259 $2,956
2018 $5,578 $3,222
2019 $5,607 $3,441
2020 $4,879 $3,534
2021 $5,165 $3,704
2022 $6,022 $4,148
2023 $6,840 $4,323
2024 $7,020 $4,717

Jamaica vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Vietnam
1950 56.6 48
1951 57.1 48.7
1952 58.1 49.4
1953 58.9 50
1954 59.6 52
1955 60.4 54.8
1956 61.2 55.5
1957 61.9 56.2
1958 62.6 56.8
1959 63.2 57.4
1960 63.8 58
1961 64.3 58.5
1962 64.6 58.2
1963 65 56.9
1964 65.3 57.5
1965 65.7 57
1966 65.9 56.9
1967 66.1 56.7
1968 66.3 52.7
1969 66.5 54.8
1970 66.7 54.9
1971 67 55.6
1972 67.3 51.9
1973 67.6 55.7
1974 67.9 54.8
1975 68.2 61.9
1976 68.4 63.7
1977 68.6 64.1
1978 68.7 64.5
1979 68.8 65
1980 69 65.3
1981 69.1 65.8
1982 69.3 66.2
1983 69.5 66.5
1984 69.8 66.9
1985 70.1 67.2
1986 70.4 67.6
1987 70.9 68
1988 71.2 68.6
1989 71.5 68.8
1990 71.7 69
1991 71.8 69.3
1992 71.8 69.6
1993 71.8 70
1994 71.6 70.4
1995 71.5 70.9
1996 71.3 71.3
1997 71.2 71.7
1998 71.2 72.3
1999 71.2 72.6
2000 71.3 72.7
2001 71.3 73
2002 71.5 73.1
2003 71.6 73.2
2004 71.5 73.1
2005 71.5 73.2
2006 71.4 73.3
2007 71.4 73.4
2008 71.5 73.5
2009 71.7 73.5
2010 72 73.6
2011 72.2 73.7
2012 72.4 73.8
2013 72.4 73.8
2014 72.4 73.9
2015 72.2 74
2016 72.1 74
2017 71.9 74
2018 71.6 74.1
2019 71.5 74.2
2020 71.5 75.4
2021 69.1 74.1
2022 71.5 74.5
2023 71.5 74.6
2024 71.6 74.7
2025 71.7 74.9

Jamaica and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Vietnam
Year Population
Jamaica Vietnam
1960 1,650,005 32,531,933
1961 1,673,261 33,409,059
1962 1,696,932 34,288,560
1963 1,721,099 35,249,101
1964 1,745,568 36,201,563
1965 1,769,192 37,129,656
1966 1,791,475 38,024,836
1967 1,812,865 38,895,080
1968 1,833,765 39,734,609
1969 1,855,127 40,582,096
1970 1,878,196 41,475,230
1971 1,903,728 42,449,276
1972 1,931,542 43,429,168
1973 1,961,219 44,409,861
1974 1,990,906 45,413,537
1975 2,018,981 46,482,903
1976 2,045,578 47,684,931
1977 2,070,657 48,954,872
1978 2,094,836 50,249,552
1979 2,119,486 51,378,211
1980 2,145,658 52,490,101
1981 2,173,818 53,738,141
1982 2,203,889 55,011,289
1983 2,234,832 56,337,921
1984 2,264,562 57,706,067
1985 2,290,656 59,060,622
1986 2,312,125 60,347,048
1987 2,329,813 61,584,651
1988 2,345,777 62,843,228
1989 2,361,916 64,147,348
1990 2,379,877 65,504,552
1991 2,400,869 66,891,775
1992 2,424,701 68,260,337
1993 2,449,916 69,586,384
1994 2,475,220 70,854,391
1995 2,500,151 72,049,940
1996 2,524,463 73,156,447
1997 2,547,848 74,226,889
1998 2,569,736 75,299,660
1999 2,589,795 76,287,452
2000 2,607,826 77,154,011
2001 2,624,403 77,969,361
2002 2,640,572 78,772,224
2003 2,656,623 79,563,777
2004 2,672,225 80,338,971
2005 2,687,066 81,088,313
2006 2,700,968 82,167,897
2007 2,713,800 83,633,375
2008 2,725,635 85,175,788
2009 2,736,995 86,460,018
2010 2,748,568 87,455,152
2011 2,760,494 88,468,314
2012 2,772,430 89,510,356
2013 2,783,687 90,573,104
2014 2,793,749 91,679,578
2015 2,802,534 92,823,254
2016 2,809,915 94,000,117
2017 2,815,764 95,176,977
2018 2,820,097 96,237,319
2019 2,823,271 97,173,776
2020 2,830,739 98,079,191
2021 2,837,682 98,935,098
2022 2,839,144 99,680,655
2023 2,839,786 100,352,192
2024 2,839,175 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Vietnam
1960 5.54 6.27
1961 5.6 5.48
1962 5.64 6.26
1963 5.73 6.39
1964 5.79 6.29
1965 5.72 6.16
1966 5.69 5.97
1967 5.67 5.88
1968 5.58 6.03
1969 5.47 6.01
1970 5.35 6.02
1971 5.21 6.07
1972 5.06 6.1
1973 5 6.11
1974 4.67 5.78
1975 4.44 5.62
1976 4.21 5.46
1977 4 5.29
1978 3.84 5.1
1979 3.72 4.94
1980 3.59 4.8
1981 3.51 4.67
1982 3.46 4.59
1983 3.41 4.52
1984 3.32 4.41
1985 3.21 4.21
1986 3.11 3.96
1987 3.02 3.72
1988 2.98 3.62
1989 2.93 3.64
1990 2.96 3.6
1991 3 3.52
1992 3.03 3.35
1993 2.99 3.17
1994 2.93 2.94
1995 2.85 2.7
1996 2.77 2.47
1997 2.68 2.27
1998 2.57 2.1
1999 2.47 2
2000 2.35 2.03
2001 2.3 2.02
2002 2.27 2.01
2003 2.24 2
2004 2.2 1.97
2005 2.15 1.89
2006 2.09 1.87
2007 2.02 1.91
2008 1.95 1.93
2009 1.88 1.92
2010 1.8 1.91
2011 1.72 1.93
2012 1.65 1.97
2013 1.59 1.98
2014 1.54 2.09
2015 1.51 2.1
2016 1.46 2
2017 1.43 1.99
2018 1.4 1.88
2019 1.39 1.94
2020 1.38 1.96
2021 1.38 1.94
2022 1.37 1.93
2023 1.36 1.91

Jamaica and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Vietnam
1960 19.8 21.2
1961 19.5 20.7
1962 19.3 20.2
1963 19 19.7
1964 18.8 19.2
1965 18.5 18.9
1966 18.3 18.7
1967 18.1 18.5
1968 17.9 18.4
1969 17.8 18.4
1970 17.7 18.4
1971 17.7 18.4
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.9 18.5
1974 18 18.6
1975 18.2 18.7
1976 18.4 18.8
1977 18.6 19
1978 18.9 19.1
1979 19.1 19.3
1980 19.4 19.4
1981 19.6 19.5
1982 19.9 19.6
1983 20.1 19.7
1984 20.4 19.8
1985 20.6 19.9
1986 20.8 20
1987 21.1 20.1
1988 21.3 20.2
1989 21.6 20.4
1990 21.8 20.5
1991 22 20.7
1992 22.2 20.9
1993 22.3 21.1
1994 22.4 21.4
1995 22.5 21.7
1996 22.6 22
1997 22.7 22.4
1998 22.9 22.9
1999 23.1 23.3
2000 23.3 23.7
2001 23.6 24.2
2002 23.8 24.6
2003 24.1 25
2004 24.4 25.4
2005 24.6 25.8
2006 24.9 26.3
2007 25.3 26.9
2008 25.7 27.4
2009 26.1 27.9
2010 26.5 28.3
2011 27 28.7
2012 27.4 29
2013 27.9 29.4
2014 28.3 29.8
2015 28.8 30.2
2016 29.3 30.5
2017 29.8 30.8
2018 30.3 31.2
2019 30.8 31.6
2020 31.3 32.1
2021 31.7 32.5
2022 32.2 33
2023 32.8 33.4
2024 33.3 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
70.6%
2024

Energy

Jamaica Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Jamaica Vietnam
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
96.1%
2022
English speaking
97.6%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Jamaica Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Vietnam
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
354,460 mi
2019

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