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Caribbean · sovereign state

Jamaica

Capital
Kingston
Languages
English, Jamaican Patois
Currency
Jamaican dollar
People
2.84 million (2025)
Neighbours
none by land
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Jamaica

  • 3rd highest homicide rate 49.4 per 100k · #3 of 160 · 2023
  • 30th lowest fertility rate 1.35 children per woman · #30 of 210 · 2024
  • 24th highest tax revenue (central government) 23.7% · #24 of 150 · 2020

Surprising facts about Jamaica

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Jamaica’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Jamaica among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Jamaica sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Jamaica across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Nearest countries

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Jamaica has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Jamaica.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people