How much coast is there?

Haiti’s coastline is 73% longer than Jamaica’s.

Haiti: 1,771 km (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 1,022 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Haiti’s highest peak towers 418 m above Jamaica’s.

Haiti: 2,674 m (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 2,256 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Haiti has 4.2 times as many people as Jamaica.

Haiti: 11.9 million (2025) · Jamaica: 2.84 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Haiti is 65% more densely populated than Jamaica.

Haiti: 432 per km² (2025) · Jamaica: 262 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Jamaica is 8.2 years older than in Haiti.

Haiti: 23.5 years (2023) · Jamaica: 31.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Haiti have 1.3 more children on average than in Jamaica.

Haiti: 2.63 children per woman (2024) · Jamaica: 1.35 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Jamaica are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Haiti.

Haiti: 4.8% (2025) · Jamaica: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Haiti and Jamaica are practically level.

Haiti: 0 (2025) · Jamaica: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Haiti and Jamaica are practically level.

Haiti: 2 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Haiti’s economy is 41% larger than Jamaica’s.

Haiti: $32.1 billion (2025) · Jamaica: $22.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Jamaica produces 4.2 times as much per person as Haiti.

Haiti: Int$3,134 (2025) · Jamaica: Int$13,291 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Haiti: no data · Jamaica: 39.9 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Haiti, versus 3.3% in Jamaica.

Haiti: 14.9% (2025) · Jamaica: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Jamaica spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Haiti 0.1%.

Haiti: 0.1% (2024) · Jamaica: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Haiti’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Jamaica’s.

Haiti: 86% (2025) · Jamaica: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Jamaica spends 9.6 times as much on health per person as Haiti.

Haiti: $54 (2023) · Jamaica: $520 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Haiti is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Jamaica.

Haiti: 39 per 1,000 (2024) · Jamaica: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Jamaica has 58% more doctors per person than Haiti.

Haiti: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Jamaica: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

36% of adults in Jamaica are obese, versus 11% in Haiti.

Haiti: 10.7% (2024) · Jamaica: 35.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Jamaica smoke, versus 8.0% in Haiti.

Haiti: 8% (2024) · Jamaica: 11.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Jamaica rate their lives 2.69 points higher than in Haiti.

Haiti: 3.62 (2020) · Jamaica: 6.31 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Jamaica drink 26% more alcohol than in Haiti.

Haiti: 3.5 litres (2023) · Jamaica: 4.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Jamaica has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Haiti.

Haiti: 20.7 kg (2023) · Jamaica: 67 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Jamaica has 933 kcal more food per person per day than Haiti.

Haiti: 1,959 kcal (2023) · Jamaica: 2,892 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Haiti: no data · Jamaica: 1,963 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Jamaica went to school 4.6 years longer than in Haiti.

Haiti: 5.4 years (2023) · Jamaica: 10 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Jamaica welcomed 34 times as many tourists per resident as Haiti (2019).

Haiti: 0.03 (2019) · Jamaica: 0.87 (2022)

How many people are online?

90% of people in Jamaica are online, versus 48% in Haiti.

Haiti: 48% (2024) · Jamaica: 90% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

98% of people in Jamaica have electricity, versus 54% in Haiti.

Haiti: 53.9% (2024) · Jamaica: 97.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

59% of people in Jamaica live in cities, versus 56% in Haiti.

Haiti: 56% (2025) · Jamaica: 59% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Jamaica has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Haiti 65.

Haiti: 65 (2022) · Jamaica: 118 (2024)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Jamaica fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Haiti.

Haiti: 0.01 (2023) · Jamaica: 0.06 (2018)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Jamaica, but only 12% of Haiti.

Haiti: 12.3% (2023) · Jamaica: 56.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Jamaica emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Haiti.

Haiti: 0.3 t (2024) · Jamaica: 3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

19% of Haiti’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Jamaica.

Haiti: 18.6% (2024) · Jamaica: 12.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Jamaica carries 26% more fine dust than in Haiti.

Haiti: 14 µg/m³ (2024) · Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 20% more likely to be murdered in Jamaica than in Haiti.

Haiti: 41.2 per 100k (2023) · Jamaica: 49.4 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Haiti are 76% deadlier than in Jamaica.

Haiti: 31.3 per 100k (2021) · Jamaica: 17.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Jamaica is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Haiti.

Haiti: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jamaica: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Jamaica gets 18% more rain than Haiti.

Haiti: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jamaica: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)