Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Jamaica fits inside Haiti 2.5 times
Haiti: 27,750 km² (2024) · Jamaica: 10,991 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Haiti, versus 39% of Jamaica
Haiti: 65.1% (2024) · Jamaica: 39% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Jamaica are 4.7 cm taller than in Haiti
Haiti: 172.2 cm (2019) · Jamaica: 177 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Jamaica are 3.8 cm taller than in Haiti
Haiti: 160.6 cm (2019) · Jamaica: 164.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Haiti: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Jamaica: 0.011 per 1,000 (2022)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Haiti and Jamaica are practically level
Haiti: 0 (2026) · Jamaica: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Haiti and Jamaica are practically level
Haiti: 2 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Haiti: no data · Jamaica: 1.4% (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 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Haiti 0.1%
Haiti: 0.1% (2025) · Jamaica: 1.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Haiti: no data · Jamaica: 23.7% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Haiti’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Jamaica’s
Haiti: 86% (2025) · Jamaica: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Jamaica live 6.5 years longer than in Haiti
Haiti: 65.1 years (2024) · Jamaica: 71.6 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Haiti has 3 times as many hospital beds per person as Jamaica
Haiti: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Jamaica: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Haiti is 2.5 times that in Jamaica
Haiti: 5 per 100k (2023) · Jamaica: 2 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Jamaica has 1 more World Heritage site than Haiti (2 against 1)
Haiti: 1 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Jamaica has won 94 Olympic medals, Haiti 2
Haiti: 2 (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 94 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Jamaica are online, versus 48% in Haiti
Haiti: 48% (2024) · Jamaica: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Jamaica is 2.4 times as fast as in Haiti
Haiti: 57 Mbps (2026) · Jamaica: 138 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 57% of Jamaica, but only 13% of Haiti
Haiti: 13.5% (2024) · Jamaica: 56.5% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2 times as deadly as in Jamaica
Haiti: 64.5 per 100k (2023) · Jamaica: 31.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Haiti bigger than Jamaica?
Haiti is larger. Jamaica fits inside Haiti 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Haiti or Jamaica?
Haiti has 4.2 times as many people as Jamaica (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Haiti or Jamaica?
People in Jamaica live 6.5 years longer than in Haiti. Life expectancy at birth is 65.1 years in Haiti and 71.6 in Jamaica.
Are people taller in Haiti or Jamaica?
Men in Jamaica are 4.7 cm taller than in Haiti (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
