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Jamaica

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Kingston219,450 observations

Population

2.84M

world rank #140 / 217

GDP

22.7B

world rank #123 / 186

GDP / capita

11,357.9

world rank #117 / 185

Life expectancy

71.6

world rank #142 / 217

Governance

466 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile45.9#91 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile54.7#89 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile74#75 Rule of Law0-100 percentile55.6#101

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Economy

1,941 indicators

GDPcurrent US$22.7B#123 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $11,357.9#117 GDP growth%0.08%#176 Inflation%4%#115

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Trade

95 indicators

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Health

1,517 indicators

Life expectancyyears71.6#142 Infant mortalityper 1k births16.4#79 Maternal mortalityper 100k130#66 Health spending% GDP7.6%#68

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Education

3,220 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross84.5%#82 Education spending% GDP5.5%#10 Adult literacy%79.9%#6 Primary enrollment% gross97.3%#84

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Demography

925 indicators

Populationpeople2.84M#140 Population growth%-0.07%#177 Urban population%59.4%#118 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#174

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Climate

284 indicators

Electricity access% pop97.7%#14 Renewable energy share%10.5%#128 Forest area% land56.2%#36 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,204.7#102

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Energy

223 indicators

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Environment

370 indicators

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Agriculture

310 indicators

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Technology

120 indicators

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Society

1,539 indicators

Gini indexindex39.9#52 Extreme poverty% pop1.4%#12 Internet users% pop90.1%#53 Homicide rateper 100k49.4#81

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Risk

355 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.8#27 Hazard & exposure0-104.1#35 Vulnerability0-103.7#26

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Other

1 indicator

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