Jamaica vs Nicaragua

Jamaica (North America) and Nicaragua (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Jamaica Nicaragua World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Jamaica: 423.67 Nicaragua: 127.48 World: 452.65 1961 Jamaica: 447.06 Nicaragua: 132.94 World: 471.93 1962 Jamaica: 458.31 Nicaragua: 142.3 World: 496.11 1963 Jamaica: 480.34 Nicaragua: 152.46 World: 525.19 1964 Jamaica: 514.42 Nicaragua: 172.68 World: 563.85 1965 Jamaica: 549.49 Nicaragua: 272.25 World: 601.89 1966 Jamaica: 612.21 Nicaragua: 284 World: 638.97 1967 Jamaica: 633.26 Nicaragua: 297.95 World: 664.4 1968 Jamaica: 591.05 Nicaragua: 304.44 World: 703.46 1969 Jamaica: 642.13 Nicaragua: 319.37 World: 761.11 1970 Jamaica: 747.91 Nicaragua: 321.32 World: 817.68 1971 Jamaica: 808.87 Nicaragua: 331.45 World: 884.88 1972 Jamaica: 970.8 Nicaragua: 341.38 World: 1,002 1973 Jamaica: 971.8 Nicaragua: 412.53 World: 1,201.53 1974 Jamaica: 1,192.99 Nicaragua: 556.87 World: 1,362.19 1975 Jamaica: 1,416.78 Nicaragua: 561.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Jamaica: 1,449.98 Nicaragua: 632.57 World: 1,589.73 1977 Jamaica: 1,569.42 Nicaragua: 744.19 World: 1,766.28 1978 Jamaica: 1,262.4 Nicaragua: 690.74 World: 2,055.49 1979 Jamaica: 1,144.18 Nicaragua: 495.37 World: 2,335.19 1980 Jamaica: 1,248.74 Nicaragua: 659.3 World: 2,587.01 1981 Jamaica: 1,370.41 Nicaragua: 739.67 World: 2,628.62 1982 Jamaica: 1,494.4 Nicaragua: 713.78 World: 2,554.08 1983 Jamaica: 1,619.48 Nicaragua: 779.85 World: 2,561.17 1984 Jamaica: 1,048.13 Nicaragua: 861.43 World: 2,614.33 1985 Jamaica: 916.87 Nicaragua: 724.06 World: 2,690.59 1986 Jamaica: 1,191.35 Nicaragua: 760.59 World: 3,118.57 1987 Jamaica: 1,410.85 Nicaragua: 992.02 World: 3,487.88 1988 Jamaica: 1,632.01 Nicaragua: 662.31 World: 3,829.99 1989 Jamaica: 1,864.99 Nicaragua: 249.16 World: 3,930.51 1990 Jamaica: 1,929.6 Nicaragua: 242.51 World: 4,338.94 1991 Jamaica: 1,710.3 Nicaragua: 349.51 World: 4,453.9 1992 Jamaica: 1,458.1 Nicaragua: 411.47 World: 4,679.98 1993 Jamaica: 2,220.52 Nicaragua: 394.38 World: 4,685.3 1994 Jamaica: 2,202.86 Nicaragua: 849.18 World: 4,967.01 1995 Jamaica: 2,630.85 Nicaragua: 891.78 World: 5,463.2 1996 Jamaica: 2,928.9 Nicaragua: 910.86 World: 5,507.22 1997 Jamaica: 3,296.92 Nicaragua: 912.76 World: 5,408.57 1998 Jamaica: 3,419.49 Nicaragua: 949.16 World: 5,302.34 1999 Jamaica: 3,431.57 Nicaragua: 980.22 World: 5,401.23 2000 Jamaica: 3,453.09 Nicaragua: 1,017.31 World: 5,512.56 2001 Jamaica: 3,503.55 Nicaragua: 1,051.87 World: 5,404.2 2002 Jamaica: 3,680.65 Nicaragua: 1,014.33 World: 5,539.32 2003 Jamaica: 3,549.71 Nicaragua: 1,021.35 World: 6,129.87 2004 Jamaica: 3,807.56 Nicaragua: 1,098.62 World: 6,818 2005 Jamaica: 4,184.44 Nicaragua: 1,183.3 World: 7,290.57 2006 Jamaica: 4,417 Nicaragua: 1,248.17 World: 7,803.19 2007 Jamaica: 4,716.49 Nicaragua: 1,350.38 World: 8,685.33 2008 Jamaica: 5,029.8 Nicaragua: 1,523.68 World: 9,425.74 2009 Jamaica: 4,428.38 Nicaragua: 1,467.08 World: 8,827.04 2010 Jamaica: 4,809.98 Nicaragua: 1,526.57 World: 9,555.07 2011 Jamaica: 5,232.64 Nicaragua: 1,679.71 World: 10,496.93 2012 Jamaica: 5,340.83 Nicaragua: 1,784.7 World: 10,597.85 2013 Jamaica: 5,124.21 Nicaragua: 1,835.44 World: 10,759.35 2014 Jamaica: 4,975.11 Nicaragua: 1,958.37 World: 10,912.24 2015 Jamaica: 5,339.31 Nicaragua: 2,074.46 World: 10,191.98 2016 Jamaica: 5,302.3 Nicaragua: 2,131.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Jamaica: 5,605.44 Nicaragua: 2,182.61 World: 10,784.4 2018 Jamaica: 5,976.9 Nicaragua: 2,035.17 World: 11,344.73 2019 Jamaica: 6,030.69 Nicaragua: 1,958.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 Jamaica: 5,299.05 Nicaragua: 1,938.45 World: 10,999.49 2021 Jamaica: 5,625.68 Nicaragua: 2,138.39 World: 12,472.91 2022 Jamaica: 6,626.48 Nicaragua: 2,322.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 Jamaica: 7,542.4 Nicaragua: 2,609.44 World: 13,313.86 2024 Jamaica: 7,753.81 Nicaragua: 2,847.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Jamaica: 8,002.92 Nicaragua: 3,173.34 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Jamaica Nicaragua World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Jamaica: 63.83 Nicaragua: 46.4 World: 50.94 1961 Jamaica: 64.26 Nicaragua: 47.29 World: 52.8 1962 Jamaica: 64.62 Nicaragua: 47.98 World: 55.29 1963 Jamaica: 65 Nicaragua: 48.75 World: 55.65 1964 Jamaica: 65.35 Nicaragua: 49.59 World: 56.1 1965 Jamaica: 65.66 Nicaragua: 50.65 World: 55.93 1966 Jamaica: 65.93 Nicaragua: 51.58 World: 56.45 1967 Jamaica: 66.09 Nicaragua: 52.35 World: 56.9 1968 Jamaica: 66.32 Nicaragua: 52.87 World: 57.34 1969 Jamaica: 66.52 Nicaragua: 53.35 World: 57.68 1970 Jamaica: 66.73 Nicaragua: 53.82 World: 57.94 1971 Jamaica: 67 Nicaragua: 54.22 World: 58.02 1972 Jamaica: 67.3 Nicaragua: 47.96 World: 58.84 1973 Jamaica: 67.61 Nicaragua: 55.02 World: 59.3 1974 Jamaica: 67.91 Nicaragua: 55.4 World: 59.7 1975 Jamaica: 68.17 Nicaragua: 55.77 World: 60.13 1976 Jamaica: 68.41 Nicaragua: 56.12 World: 60.45 1977 Jamaica: 68.59 Nicaragua: 56.13 World: 61.04 1978 Jamaica: 68.74 Nicaragua: 53.53 World: 61.39 1979 Jamaica: 68.81 Nicaragua: 50.83 World: 61.84 1980 Jamaica: 68.99 Nicaragua: 57.95 World: 62.15 1981 Jamaica: 69.12 Nicaragua: 58.28 World: 62.52 1982 Jamaica: 69.25 Nicaragua: 58.69 World: 62.87 1983 Jamaica: 69.55 Nicaragua: 56.85 World: 63.13 1984 Jamaica: 69.81 Nicaragua: 56.13 World: 63.44 1985 Jamaica: 70.1 Nicaragua: 56.4 World: 63.73 1986 Jamaica: 70.45 Nicaragua: 57.56 World: 64.12 1987 Jamaica: 70.87 Nicaragua: 57.33 World: 64.46 1988 Jamaica: 71.16 Nicaragua: 59.83 World: 64.67 1989 Jamaica: 71.51 Nicaragua: 61.88 World: 64.96 1990 Jamaica: 71.71 Nicaragua: 62.47 World: 65.11 1991 Jamaica: 71.79 Nicaragua: 63.31 World: 65.3 1992 Jamaica: 71.82 Nicaragua: 63.67 World: 65.55 1993 Jamaica: 71.76 Nicaragua: 64.09 World: 65.74 1994 Jamaica: 71.62 Nicaragua: 64.55 World: 65.96 1995 Jamaica: 71.49 Nicaragua: 64.87 World: 66.2 1996 Jamaica: 71.33 Nicaragua: 65.22 World: 66.52 1997 Jamaica: 71.22 Nicaragua: 65.52 World: 66.83 1998 Jamaica: 71.17 Nicaragua: 64.11 World: 67.07 1999 Jamaica: 71.19 Nicaragua: 65.89 World: 67.31 2000 Jamaica: 71.28 Nicaragua: 66.36 World: 67.65 2001 Jamaica: 71.29 Nicaragua: 67.03 World: 67.95 2002 Jamaica: 71.48 Nicaragua: 67.95 World: 68.23 2003 Jamaica: 71.59 Nicaragua: 68.75 World: 68.52 2004 Jamaica: 71.54 Nicaragua: 69.51 World: 68.77 2005 Jamaica: 71.49 Nicaragua: 70.37 World: 69.11 2006 Jamaica: 71.4 Nicaragua: 70.96 World: 69.47 2007 Jamaica: 71.41 Nicaragua: 71.2 World: 69.81 2008 Jamaica: 71.5 Nicaragua: 71.4 World: 70 2009 Jamaica: 71.72 Nicaragua: 71.5 World: 70.38 2010 Jamaica: 71.98 Nicaragua: 71.76 World: 70.68 2011 Jamaica: 72.25 Nicaragua: 72.03 World: 70.97 2012 Jamaica: 72.41 Nicaragua: 72.44 World: 71.26 2013 Jamaica: 72.44 Nicaragua: 72.55 World: 71.53 2014 Jamaica: 72.36 Nicaragua: 72.79 World: 71.78 2015 Jamaica: 72.21 Nicaragua: 72.9 World: 71.97 2016 Jamaica: 72.05 Nicaragua: 73.18 World: 72.19 2017 Jamaica: 71.88 Nicaragua: 73.39 World: 72.37 2018 Jamaica: 71.61 Nicaragua: 73.88 World: 72.64 2019 Jamaica: 71.53 Nicaragua: 73.76 World: 72.87 2020 Jamaica: 71.45 Nicaragua: 70.77 World: 72.18 2021 Jamaica: 69.09 Nicaragua: 70.48 World: 71.22 2022 Jamaica: 71.48 Nicaragua: 74.46 World: 72.97 2023 Jamaica: 71.48 Nicaragua: 74.95 World: 73.33 2024 Jamaica: 71.61 Nicaragua: 75.1 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Jamaica Nicaragua World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Jamaica: 5.54 Nicaragua: 7.16 World: 4.69 1961 Jamaica: 5.6 Nicaragua: 7.11 World: 4.56 1962 Jamaica: 5.64 Nicaragua: 7.1 World: 5.02 1963 Jamaica: 5.73 Nicaragua: 7.08 World: 5.31 1964 Jamaica: 5.79 Nicaragua: 7.06 World: 5.13 1965 Jamaica: 5.72 Nicaragua: 7.03 World: 5.08 1966 Jamaica: 5.69 Nicaragua: 6.99 World: 4.97 1967 Jamaica: 5.67 Nicaragua: 6.94 World: 4.87 1968 Jamaica: 5.58 Nicaragua: 6.89 World: 4.98 1969 Jamaica: 5.47 Nicaragua: 6.83 World: 4.88 1970 Jamaica: 5.35 Nicaragua: 6.77 World: 4.84 1971 Jamaica: 5.21 Nicaragua: 6.71 World: 4.69 1972 Jamaica: 5.06 Nicaragua: 6.65 World: 4.55 1973 Jamaica: 5 Nicaragua: 6.59 World: 4.42 1974 Jamaica: 4.67 Nicaragua: 6.52 World: 4.26 1975 Jamaica: 4.44 Nicaragua: 6.45 World: 4.07 1976 Jamaica: 4.21 Nicaragua: 6.37 World: 3.97 1977 Jamaica: 4 Nicaragua: 6.28 World: 3.84 1978 Jamaica: 3.84 Nicaragua: 6.16 World: 3.77 1979 Jamaica: 3.72 Nicaragua: 6.07 World: 3.76 1980 Jamaica: 3.59 Nicaragua: 5.96 World: 3.73 1981 Jamaica: 3.51 Nicaragua: 5.84 World: 3.71 1982 Jamaica: 3.46 Nicaragua: 5.74 World: 3.72 1983 Jamaica: 3.41 Nicaragua: 5.61 World: 3.59 1984 Jamaica: 3.32 Nicaragua: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 Jamaica: 3.21 Nicaragua: 5.36 World: 3.53 1986 Jamaica: 3.11 Nicaragua: 5.22 World: 3.51 1987 Jamaica: 3.02 Nicaragua: 5.07 World: 3.48 1988 Jamaica: 2.98 Nicaragua: 4.93 World: 3.39 1989 Jamaica: 2.93 Nicaragua: 4.76 World: 3.35 1990 Jamaica: 2.96 Nicaragua: 4.6 World: 3.31 1991 Jamaica: 3 Nicaragua: 4.43 World: 3.13 1992 Jamaica: 3.03 Nicaragua: 4.27 World: 3.04 1993 Jamaica: 2.99 Nicaragua: 4.1 World: 2.97 1994 Jamaica: 2.93 Nicaragua: 3.94 World: 2.92 1995 Jamaica: 2.85 Nicaragua: 3.78 World: 2.87 1996 Jamaica: 2.77 Nicaragua: 3.62 World: 2.82 1997 Jamaica: 2.68 Nicaragua: 3.47 World: 2.78 1998 Jamaica: 2.57 Nicaragua: 3.34 World: 2.75 1999 Jamaica: 2.47 Nicaragua: 3.22 World: 2.72 2000 Jamaica: 2.35 Nicaragua: 3.12 World: 2.73 2001 Jamaica: 2.3 Nicaragua: 3 World: 2.69 2002 Jamaica: 2.27 Nicaragua: 2.89 World: 2.66 2003 Jamaica: 2.24 Nicaragua: 2.83 World: 2.64 2004 Jamaica: 2.2 Nicaragua: 2.78 World: 2.63 2005 Jamaica: 2.15 Nicaragua: 2.77 World: 2.61 2006 Jamaica: 2.09 Nicaragua: 2.73 World: 2.61 2007 Jamaica: 2.02 Nicaragua: 2.7 World: 2.6 2008 Jamaica: 1.95 Nicaragua: 2.66 World: 2.6 2009 Jamaica: 1.88 Nicaragua: 2.63 World: 2.59 2010 Jamaica: 1.8 Nicaragua: 2.6 World: 2.57 2011 Jamaica: 1.72 Nicaragua: 2.56 World: 2.55 2012 Jamaica: 1.65 Nicaragua: 2.53 World: 2.56 2013 Jamaica: 1.59 Nicaragua: 2.49 World: 2.53 2014 Jamaica: 1.54 Nicaragua: 2.46 World: 2.52 2015 Jamaica: 1.51 Nicaragua: 2.43 World: 2.49 2016 Jamaica: 1.46 Nicaragua: 2.41 World: 2.49 2017 Jamaica: 1.43 Nicaragua: 2.38 World: 2.46 2018 Jamaica: 1.4 Nicaragua: 2.35 World: 2.39 2019 Jamaica: 1.39 Nicaragua: 2.32 World: 2.35 2020 Jamaica: 1.38 Nicaragua: 2.3 World: 2.28 2021 Jamaica: 1.38 Nicaragua: 2.27 World: 2.25 2022 Jamaica: 1.37 Nicaragua: 2.24 World: 2.22 2023 Jamaica: 1.36 Nicaragua: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 Jamaica: 1.35 Nicaragua: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Jamaica Nicaragua World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Jamaica: 6.23 Nicaragua: 7.91 World: 5.12 1992 Jamaica: 6.38 Nicaragua: 7.81 World: 5.28 1993 Jamaica: 6.24 Nicaragua: 7.83 World: 5.54 1994 Jamaica: 6.34 Nicaragua: 7.67 World: 5.79 1995 Jamaica: 6.33 Nicaragua: 7.41 World: 5.92 1996 Jamaica: 6.61 Nicaragua: 7.12 World: 5.98 1997 Jamaica: 6.69 Nicaragua: 7.1 World: 6.01 1998 Jamaica: 6.85 Nicaragua: 7.2 World: 6.16 1999 Jamaica: 6.81 Nicaragua: 7.18 World: 6.28 2000 Jamaica: 6.75 Nicaragua: 7.18 World: 6.11 2001 Jamaica: 6.64 Nicaragua: 7.22 World: 6.19 2002 Jamaica: 6.62 Nicaragua: 7.52 World: 6.41 2003 Jamaica: 6.53 Nicaragua: 7.6 World: 6.48 2004 Jamaica: 6.54 Nicaragua: 6.41 World: 6.33 2005 Jamaica: 6.58 Nicaragua: 5.37 World: 6.22 2006 Jamaica: 6.61 Nicaragua: 5.31 World: 5.97 2007 Jamaica: 6.61 Nicaragua: 4.89 World: 5.77 2008 Jamaica: 6.67 Nicaragua: 6.2 World: 5.82 2009 Jamaica: 7.31 Nicaragua: 8.16 World: 6.41 2010 Jamaica: 7.63 Nicaragua: 7.83 World: 6.28 2011 Jamaica: 8.03 Nicaragua: 6.61 World: 6.15 2012 Jamaica: 8.7 Nicaragua: 5.21 World: 6.15 2013 Jamaica: 9.7 Nicaragua: 5.28 World: 6.1 2014 Jamaica: 9.05 Nicaragua: 4.52 World: 5.96 2015 Jamaica: 8.83 Nicaragua: 4.7 World: 6 2016 Jamaica: 8.63 Nicaragua: 3.9 World: 5.97 2017 Jamaica: 7.4 Nicaragua: 3.3 World: 5.9 2018 Jamaica: 5.47 Nicaragua: 5.2 World: 5.76 2019 Jamaica: 4.99 Nicaragua: 5.46 World: 5.59 2020 Jamaica: 6.5 Nicaragua: 6.18 World: 6.59 2021 Jamaica: 5.19 Nicaragua: 6.08 World: 6.05 2022 Jamaica: 4.08 Nicaragua: 4.97 World: 5.23 2023 Jamaica: 3.02 Nicaragua: 4.7 World: 4.85 2024 Jamaica: 3.15 Nicaragua: 4.98 World: 4.81 2025 Jamaica: 3.29 Nicaragua: 5.04 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Jamaica Nicaragua World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Jamaica: 4.29 Nicaragua: 0.68 World: 4.14 1971 Jamaica: 4.22 Nicaragua: 0.67 World: 4.04 1972 Jamaica: 4.15 Nicaragua: 0.67 World: 4.16 1973 Jamaica: 4.36 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.32 1974 Jamaica: 4.45 Nicaragua: 0.74 World: 4.23 1975 Jamaica: 3.69 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.14 1976 Jamaica: 3.23 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.31 1977 Jamaica: 3.5 Nicaragua: 0.94 World: 4.36 1978 Jamaica: 3.54 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.42 1979 Jamaica: 3.37 Nicaragua: 0.53 World: 4.46 1980 Jamaica: 3.21 Nicaragua: 0.61 World: 4.33 1981 Jamaica: 3.13 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.18 1982 Jamaica: 2.63 Nicaragua: 0.59 World: 4.05 1983 Jamaica: 2.63 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.01 1984 Jamaica: 2.42 Nicaragua: 0.55 World: 4.07 1985 Jamaica: 2.13 Nicaragua: 0.54 World: 4.05 1986 Jamaica: 2.01 Nicaragua: 0.63 World: 4.04 1987 Jamaica: 2.07 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.1 1988 Jamaica: 2.16 Nicaragua: 0.54 World: 4.16 1989 Jamaica: 2.74 Nicaragua: 0.42 World: 4.16 1990 Jamaica: 3.24 Nicaragua: 0.47 World: 4.15 1991 Jamaica: 3.17 Nicaragua: 0.46 World: 4.1 1992 Jamaica: 3.42 Nicaragua: 0.53 World: 4.01 1993 Jamaica: 3.44 Nicaragua: 0.51 World: 3.97 1994 Jamaica: 3.44 Nicaragua: 0.56 World: 3.94 1995 Jamaica: 3.52 Nicaragua: 0.59 World: 3.99 1996 Jamaica: 3.64 Nicaragua: 0.61 World: 4.01 1997 Jamaica: 3.69 Nicaragua: 0.64 World: 4.02 1998 Jamaica: 3.85 Nicaragua: 0.74 World: 3.98 1999 Jamaica: 3.92 Nicaragua: 0.73 World: 3.95 2000 Jamaica: 3.93 Nicaragua: 0.75 World: 4.01 2001 Jamaica: 3.93 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.01 2002 Jamaica: 3.89 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.02 2003 Jamaica: 3.97 Nicaragua: 0.87 World: 4.15 2004 Jamaica: 3.97 Nicaragua: 0.88 World: 4.28 2005 Jamaica: 3.96 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.39 2006 Jamaica: 4.56 Nicaragua: 0.86 World: 4.48 2007 Jamaica: 4.51 Nicaragua: 0.88 World: 4.59 2008 Jamaica: 3.62 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.56 2009 Jamaica: 2.94 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.45 2010 Jamaica: 2.8 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.67 2011 Jamaica: 2.75 Nicaragua: 0.84 World: 4.76 2012 Jamaica: 2.53 Nicaragua: 0.82 World: 4.77 2013 Jamaica: 2.69 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.81 2014 Jamaica: 2.58 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.78 2015 Jamaica: 2.54 Nicaragua: 0.89 World: 4.7 2016 Jamaica: 2.71 Nicaragua: 0.92 World: 4.65 2017 Jamaica: 2.6 Nicaragua: 0.9 World: 4.67 2018 Jamaica: 3.08 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.73 2019 Jamaica: 2.99 Nicaragua: 0.82 World: 4.7 2020 Jamaica: 2.09 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.47 2021 Jamaica: 2.28 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.68 2022 Jamaica: 2.65 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.67 2023 Jamaica: 2.71 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.68 2024 Jamaica: 2.84 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Jamaica Nicaragua World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Jamaica: 12.8 Nicaragua: 2.57 World: 15.6 2006 Jamaica: 16.4 Nicaragua: 2.81 World: 17.2 2007 Jamaica: 21.1 Nicaragua: 3.9 World: 20.2 2008 Jamaica: 23.6 Nicaragua: 5.3 World: 22.8 2009 Jamaica: 24.3 Nicaragua: 7.3 World: 25.3 2010 Jamaica: 27.67 Nicaragua: 10 World: 28.4 2011 Jamaica: 37.44 Nicaragua: 10.6 World: 30.9 2012 Jamaica: 33.79 Nicaragua: 13.5 World: 33.3 2013 Jamaica: 37.1 Nicaragua: 15.5 World: 35.3 2014 Jamaica: 40.4 Nicaragua: 17.6 World: 37.4 2015 Jamaica: 42.22 Nicaragua: 19.7 World: 39.9 2016 Jamaica: 44.37 Nicaragua: 24.57 World: 43.6 2017 Jamaica: 55.07 Nicaragua: 30.4 World: 46.3 2018 Jamaica: 68.21 Nicaragua: 33.91 World: 49.4 2019 Jamaica: 70.84 Nicaragua: 39.01 World: 53.9 2020 Jamaica: 76.38 Nicaragua: 44.87 World: 60.1 2021 Jamaica: 82.36 Nicaragua: 51.62 World: 63.8 2022 Jamaica: 85.84 Nicaragua: 59.38 World: 67 2023 Jamaica: 89.47 Nicaragua: 60.3 World: 69.2 2024 Jamaica: 90.11 Nicaragua: 61.4 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Population 2.8 mn 2025
140th of 215		 7 mn 2025
108th of 215
Population density 262.2 /km² 2023
46th of 214		 56.7 /km² 2023
146th of 214
Population growth -0.07 % 2025
175th of 215		 1.31 % 2025
79th of 215
Life expectancy 71.6 years 2024
140th of 215		 75.1 years 2024
104th of 215
Fertility rate 1.35 2024
185th of 215		 2.21 2024
93rd of 215
Birth rate 11.5 ‰ 2024
127th of 215		 19.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 215
Infant mortality 16.4 ‰ 2024
118th of 196		 9.4 ‰ 2024
81st of 196
Urban population 59.4 % 2025
128th of 215		 59.4 % 2025
127th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.6 % 2025
109th of 215		 5.7 % 2025
139th of 215
Living in cities 46.1 % 2025
71st of 215		 35.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in towns 26.7 % 2025
137th of 215		 29.7 % 2025
116th of 215
Living in rural areas 27.2 % 2025
90th of 215		 35.3 % 2025
60th of 215

Human development

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Human Development Index 0.720 2023
117th of 193		 0.706 2023
123rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.590 2023
97th of 169		 0.535 2023
105th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.686 2023
73rd of 156		 0.668 2023
83rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.358 2023
89th of 172		 0.408 2023
103rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
GDP 22.7 bn US$ 2025
123rd of 186		 22.2 bn US$ 2025
126th of 186
GDP per capita 8,003 US$ 2025
92nd of 186		 3,173 US$ 2025
135th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 13,291 int. $ 2025
117th of 185		 9,284 int. $ 2025
131st of 185
GNI per capita 7,790 US$ 2025
88th of 182		 2,850 US$ 2025
135th of 182
GDP growth 0.1 % 2025
176th of 186		 4.9 % 2025
49th of 186
Inflation 4.0 % 2025
51st of 165		 2.1 % 2025
109th of 165
FDI inflows 1.4 % 2024
132nd of 192		 6.9 % 2024
33rd of 192
Manufacturing 7.7 % 2025
97th of 132		 12.6 % 2025
57th of 132
Agriculture 8.7 % 2025
66th of 158		 14.5 % 2025
43rd of 158
Tax revenue 23.7 % 2020 20.1 % 2024
37th of 89
Government debt 97.9 % 2020
48th of 56		 -
Military spending 1.3 % 2024
94th of 147		 0.5 % 2024
137th of 147
Trade - 96.4 % 2025
49th of 138
Exports - 41.6 % 2025
56th of 138

Labour

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Unemployment 3.3 % 2025
50th of 181		 5.0 % 2025
88th of 181
Youth unemployment 10.8 % 2025
80th of 181		 9.5 % 2025
67th of 181
Women in the labour force 63.0 % 2025
29th of 181		 51.3 % 2025
110th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 13.9 % 2025
94th of 181		 30.5 % 2025
57th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.4 h 2025
34th of 181		 35.9 h 2025
125th of 181
Youth NEET rate 20.0 % 2025
103rd of 181		 21.9 % 2025
114th of 181
Labour income share 53.9 % 2019 46.8 % 2023
Output per hour 8.8 $ 2025
135th of 181		 9.3 $ 2025
133rd of 181

Health

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Health spending 7.6 % 2023
68th of 192		 8.3 % 2023
57th of 192
Health spending per person 520 US$ 2023
87th of 191		 217 US$ 2023
125th of 191
Physicians 0.46 /1,000 2023 0.68 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 17.8 ‰ 2024
116th of 196		 11.2 ‰ 2024
81st of 196
Maternal mortality 130 /100k 2023
139th of 194		 60 /100k 2023
108th of 194
Tobacco use 11.5 % 2024
43rd of 166		 -

Food

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Calories per person 2,892 kcal 2023
88th of 155		 2,798 kcal 2022
Protein supply 91.2 g 2022
88th of 174		 74.9 g 2022
125th of 174
Animal protein supply 47.6 g 2022
81st of 174		 30.4 g 2022
116th of 174
Fat supply 86.2 g 2022
102nd of 174		 66.0 g 2022
127th of 174
Food insecurity 55.8 % 2024
111th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 27.4 % 2024
116th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 99.3 % 2022
18th of 160		 50.5 % 2022
70th of 160

Education

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Secondary enrolment 84.5 % 2024
82nd of 108		 70.2 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 26.2 % 2015 30.4 % 2023
93rd of 128
Education spending 5.5 % 2024
17th of 121		 2.9 % 2023
85th of 121
Expected schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
131st of 195		 11.5 yrs 2023
146th of 195
Mean schooling 10.0 yrs 2023
96th of 193		 9.9 yrs 2023
97th of 193
Literacy - 87.3 % 2014

Society

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Income inequality 39.9 2021
47th of 93		 46.2 2014
Extreme poverty 1.4 % 2021
31st of 93		 6.6 % 2014
Internet use 90.1 % 2024
55th of 182		 61.4 % 2024
134th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 117.7 /100 2024
82nd of 151		 106.0 /100 2024
109th of 151
Electricity access 97.7 % 2024
141st of 213		 88.7 % 2024
163rd of 213
Women in parliament 30.2 % 2025
74th of 184		 54.9 % 2025
3rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Refugees hosted 31 2022 311 2023
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2022 0.0 ‰ 2023
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2022 124 2023
Refugees from the country 2,642 2025
87th of 199		 35,341 2025
38th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.9 ‰ 2025
63rd of 199		 5.0 ‰ 2025
28th of 199

Governance

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Control of corruption 45.9 /100 2024
96th of 207		 18.9 /100 2024
194th of 207
Government effectiveness 54.7 /100 2024
90th of 205		 30.9 /100 2024
180th of 205
Rule of law 55.6 /100 2024
101st of 207		 29.1 /100 2024
195th of 207
Regulatory quality 56.3 /100 2024
86th of 205		 39.2 /100 2024
177th of 205
Voice and accountability 65.3 /100 2024
66th of 205		 26.8 /100 2024
195th of 205
Political stability 74.0 /100 2024
78th of 207		 64.7 /100 2024
113th of 207

Environment

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
CO₂ per capita 2.84 t 2024
108th of 202		 0.83 t 2024
58th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.4 Mt 2024
115th of 204		 5.6 Mt 2024
132nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
115th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
132nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.5 Gt 2024
103rd of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
129th of 204
GHG per capita 3.32 t 2024
89th of 202		 2.77 t 2024
75th of 202
Renewable energy 10.5 % 2021
144th of 211		 50.4 % 2021
48th of 211
Forest area 56.2 % 2023
36th of 212		 25.8 % 2023
116th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 21.7 µg/m³ 2023
125th of 200		 20.4 µg/m³ 2023
123rd of 200
Water stress 12.4 % 2022
95th of 176		 2.2 % 2022
33rd of 176
Land area 10,830 km² 2023
160th of 214		 120,340 km² 2023
99th of 214

Energy

Indicator Jamaica Nicaragua
Renewable electricity 12.6 % 2024
140th of 190		 62.4 % 2024
51st of 190
Wind and solar 8.9 % 2024
79th of 190		 13.1 % 2024
57th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
96th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
130th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 12.6 % 2024
144th of 190		 62.4 % 2024
61st of 190
Fossil electricity 87.4 % 2024
144th of 190		 37.6 % 2024
61st of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
51st of 188		 0.0 % 2024
73rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 562 g/kWh 2024
129th of 190		 300 g/kWh 2024
65th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.73 MWh 2024
118th of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
142nd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.