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Jamaica vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 159th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Yemen
Population
2837071
42727988
Population rank 140/197 37/197
GDP
$19.9B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 130/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$7,020
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 104/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,662
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$13.9B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.3%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,908
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 79/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Jamaica and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Yemen
Year GDP
Jamaica Yemen
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 -
1986 $2,754,549,582 -
1987 $3,287,007,322 -
1988 $3,828,342,820 -
1989 $4,404,937,853 -
1990 $4,592,208,087 $12,643,821,569
1991 $4,106,207,649 $14,665,445,462
1992 $3,535,460,090 $17,959,367,194
1993 $5,440,075,676 $21,736,802,664
1994 $5,452,558,947 $28,019,483,764
1995 $6,577,520,643 $12,796,345,679
1996 $7,393,891,921 $6,496,163,616
1997 $8,400,041,724 $6,838,298,531
1998 $8,787,195,622 $6,322,175,566
1999 $8,887,057,997 $7,639,325,296
2000 $9,005,064,475 $9,679,316,770
2001 $9,194,727,831 $9,852,990,693
2002 $9,719,009,495 $10,693,430,511
2003 $9,430,234,811 $11,777,532,662
2004 $10,174,664,854 $13,867,634,371
2005 $11,243,865,778 $16,731,566,717
2006 $11,930,179,090 $19,063,143,370
2007 $12,799,600,047 $21,650,528,674
2008 $13,709,401,520 $26,910,855,807
2009 $12,120,458,115 $25,130,278,213
2010 $13,220,549,908 $30,906,749,533
2011 $14,444,661,522 $32,726,417,878
2012 $14,807,086,556 $35,401,331,609
2013 $14,264,205,153 $40,415,233,436
2014 $13,899,217,680 $43,228,585,321
2015 $14,188,936,918 $42,444,490,074
2016 $14,077,096,677 $31,317,825,274
2017 $14,808,985,133 $26,842,229,045
2018 $15,730,792,876 $21,606,160,663
2019 $15,830,766,531 -
2020 $13,812,421,836 -
2021 $14,657,586,159 -
2022 $17,097,760,687 -
2023 $19,423,355,367 -
2024 $19,930,288,337 -

Jamaica and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Yemen
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 -
1986 $1,191 -
1987 $1,411 -
1988 $1,632 -
1989 $1,865 -
1990 $1,930 $910
1991 $1,710 $1,016
1992 $1,458 $1,198
1993 $2,221 $1,397
1994 $2,203 $1,735
1995 $2,631 $764
1996 $2,929 $375
1997 $3,297 $383
1998 $3,419 $343
1999 $3,432 $401
2000 $3,453 $493
2001 $3,504 $487
2002 $3,681 $513
2003 $3,550 $549
2004 $3,808 $628
2005 $4,184 $734
2006 $4,417 $810
2007 $4,716 $890
2008 $5,030 $1,072
2009 $4,428 $969
2010 $4,810 $1,155
2011 $5,233 $1,186
2012 $5,341 $1,245
2013 $5,124 $1,379
2014 $4,975 $1,430
2015 $5,063 $1,362
2016 $5,010 $975
2017 $5,259 $811
2018 $5,578 $634
2019 $5,607 -
2020 $4,879 -
2021 $5,165 -
2022 $6,022 -
2023 $6,840 -
2024 $7,020 -

Jamaica vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Yemen
1950 56.6 28.9
1951 57.1 29.3
1952 58.1 29.6
1953 58.9 30
1954 59.6 30.4
1955 60.4 30.8
1956 61.2 31.3
1957 61.9 31.8
1958 62.6 32.4
1959 63.2 32.9
1960 63.8 33.5
1961 64.3 34.1
1962 64.6 33.7
1963 65 33.4
1964 65.3 34.9
1965 65.7 35.6
1966 65.9 36.3
1967 66.1 37.1
1968 66.3 38
1969 66.5 39.6
1970 66.7 40.6
1971 67 41.8
1972 67.3 42.7
1973 67.6 43.6
1974 67.9 44.5
1975 68.2 45.5
1976 68.4 46.4
1977 68.6 47.4
1978 68.7 48.5
1979 68.8 49.5
1980 69 50.6
1981 69.1 51.7
1982 69.3 52.4
1983 69.5 53.6
1984 69.8 54.6
1985 70.1 55.4
1986 70.4 54
1987 70.9 56.8
1988 71.2 57.4
1989 71.5 58
1990 71.7 58.5
1991 71.8 58.8
1992 71.8 59.3
1993 71.8 59.7
1994 71.6 59.8
1995 71.5 60.5
1996 71.3 60.9
1997 71.2 61.3
1998 71.2 61.8
1999 71.2 62.3
2000 71.3 62.8
2001 71.3 63.3
2002 71.5 63.8
2003 71.6 64.4
2004 71.5 64.9
2005 71.5 65.4
2006 71.4 65.8
2007 71.4 66.2
2008 71.5 66.6
2009 71.7 66.9
2010 72 67.2
2011 72.2 67.4
2012 72.4 67.6
2013 72.4 68
2014 72.4 68
2015 72.2 66.8
2016 72.1 67.1
2017 71.9 67.1
2018 71.6 65.9
2019 71.5 66.6
2020 71.5 66.4
2021 69.1 66
2022 71.5 68
2023 71.5 69.3
2024 71.6 69.4
2025 71.7 69.6

Jamaica and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Yemen
Year Population
Jamaica Yemen
1960 1,650,005 5,532,301
1961 1,673,261 5,655,232
1962 1,696,932 5,782,221
1963 1,721,099 5,911,135
1964 1,745,568 6,048,006
1965 1,769,192 6,195,593
1966 1,791,475 6,351,494
1967 1,812,865 6,516,444
1968 1,833,765 6,690,524
1969 1,855,127 6,875,859
1970 1,878,196 7,065,279
1971 1,903,728 7,257,462
1972 1,931,542 7,460,068
1973 1,961,219 7,672,796
1974 1,990,906 7,896,783
1975 2,018,981 8,133,598
1976 2,045,578 8,384,113
1977 2,070,657 8,648,222
1978 2,094,836 8,926,586
1979 2,119,486 9,224,194
1980 2,145,658 9,543,358
1981 2,173,818 9,882,362
1982 2,203,889 10,241,006
1983 2,234,832 10,621,499
1984 2,264,562 11,025,597
1985 2,290,656 11,453,825
1986 2,312,125 11,901,040
1987 2,329,813 12,369,912
1988 2,345,777 12,859,708
1989 2,361,916 13,364,174
1990 2,379,877 13,887,862
1991 2,400,869 14,430,201
1992 2,424,701 14,989,494
1993 2,449,916 15,563,914
1994 2,475,220 16,149,147
1995 2,500,151 16,740,058
1996 2,524,463 17,313,177
1997 2,547,848 17,873,936
1998 2,569,736 18,446,013
1999 2,589,795 19,029,420
2000 2,607,826 19,624,141
2001 2,624,403 20,226,147
2002 2,640,572 20,835,086
2003 2,656,623 21,456,379
2004 2,672,225 22,095,167
2005 2,687,066 22,790,085
2006 2,700,968 23,543,083
2007 2,713,800 24,318,082
2008 2,725,635 25,111,941
2009 2,736,995 25,927,724
2010 2,748,568 26,754,387
2011 2,760,494 27,582,897
2012 2,772,430 28,433,647
2013 2,783,687 29,312,952
2014 2,793,749 30,226,309
2015 2,802,534 31,159,379
2016 2,809,915 32,109,010
2017 2,815,764 33,090,921
2018 2,820,097 34,085,182
2019 2,823,271 35,111,408
2020 2,830,739 36,134,863
2021 2,837,682 37,140,230
2022 2,839,144 38,222,876
2023 2,839,786 39,390,799
2024 2,839,175 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Yemen

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Yemen
1960 5.54 7.99
1961 5.6 8
1962 5.64 8.01
1963 5.73 8.03
1964 5.79 8.07
1965 5.72 8.1
1966 5.69 8.14
1967 5.67 8.17
1968 5.58 8.19
1969 5.47 8.22
1970 5.35 8.23
1971 5.21 8.26
1972 5.06 8.27
1973 5 8.29
1974 4.67 8.33
1975 4.44 8.37
1976 4.21 8.42
1977 4 8.47
1978 3.84 8.5
1979 3.72 8.67
1980 3.59 8.71
1981 3.51 8.75
1982 3.46 8.79
1983 3.41 8.83
1984 3.32 8.85
1985 3.21 8.86
1986 3.11 8.86
1987 3.02 8.83
1988 2.98 8.79
1989 2.93 8.71
1990 2.96 8.61
1991 3 8.46
1992 3.03 8.27
1993 2.99 8.05
1994 2.93 7.8
1995 2.85 7.53
1996 2.77 7
1997 2.68 6.82
1998 2.57 6.64
1999 2.47 6.49
2000 2.35 6.32
2001 2.3 6.14
2002 2.27 5.97
2003 2.24 5.84
2004 2.2 5.71
2005 2.15 5.56
2006 2.09 5.41
2007 2.02 5.26
2008 1.95 5.11
2009 1.88 5
2010 1.8 4.81
2011 1.72 4.63
2012 1.65 4.63
2013 1.59 4.62
2014 1.54 4.62
2015 1.51 4.62
2016 1.46 4.61
2017 1.43 4.61
2018 1.4 4.61
2019 1.39 4.6
2020 1.38 4.6
2021 1.38 4.6
2022 1.37 4.59
2023 1.36 4.59

Jamaica and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Yemen
1960 19.8 19.7
1961 19.5 19.6
1962 19.3 19.6
1963 19 19.5
1964 18.8 19.4
1965 18.5 19.3
1966 18.3 19.2
1967 18.1 19.1
1968 17.9 18.9
1969 17.8 18.7
1970 17.7 18.4
1971 17.7 18.1
1972 17.8 17.8
1973 17.9 17.6
1974 18 17.3
1975 18.2 17
1976 18.4 16.8
1977 18.6 16.6
1978 18.9 16.3
1979 19.1 16.1
1980 19.4 15.9
1981 19.6 15.7
1982 19.9 15.5
1983 20.1 15.3
1984 20.4 15.1
1985 20.6 15
1986 20.8 14.9
1987 21.1 14.8
1988 21.3 14.7
1989 21.6 14.6
1990 21.8 14.6
1991 22 14.6
1992 22.2 14.6
1993 22.3 14.6
1994 22.4 14.6
1995 22.5 14.7
1996 22.6 14.8
1997 22.7 14.9
1998 22.9 15
1999 23.1 15.2
2000 23.3 15.4
2001 23.6 15.6
2002 23.8 15.8
2003 24.1 16
2004 24.4 16.2
2005 24.6 16.4
2006 24.9 16.7
2007 25.3 16.9
2008 25.7 17.2
2009 26.1 17.4
2010 26.5 17.7
2011 27 17.9
2012 27.4 18.1
2013 27.9 18.3
2014 28.3 18.5
2015 28.8 18.7
2016 29.3 18.8
2017 29.8 18.9
2018 30.3 19
2019 30.8 19.1
2020 31.3 19.1
2021 31.7 19.1
2022 32.2 19.2
2023 32.8 19.2
2024 33.3 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$18.4B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.009%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
60.3%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
18.3%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
3%
2014
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
11.9%
2022

Energy

Jamaica Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.86 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.42 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.1%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Jamaica Yemen
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
57.8%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
54.1%
2004
English speaking
97.6%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Jamaica Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
71.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Yemen
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
n/a

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