Jamaica
Country in Caribbean, North America · ranked on 1,574 metrics
Jamaica is a country in North America with a population of 2,833,403 (142nd of 235). It ranks best for Female Suicide Rate (tied 5th of 204), Freedom of Expression Score GSoD (tied 6th of 170), Suicide Rate (tied 8th of 204). It ranks lowest for GDP Growth (%) (175th of 185), Crime Index Numbeo (1-100) (136th of 144), Safety Index Numbeo (100-1) (136th of 144).
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Percentile on 442 metrics that rank at least half of all countries, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Female Suicide Rate0.44 per 100kSuicide Rate by Country · 2023tied 5th of 20498
- Water Stress Rank160thWater Stress by Country · 20235th best of 16398
- Countries with Freedom of Speech · 2024tied 6th of 17097
- Total Incidence Rate2 per 100kTuberculosis Rate by Country · 2024tied 8th of 20896
- Vacc. Rate HEPB399.0%Vaccination Rates by Country · 2024tied 1st of 18995
- Diabetes Rates by Country · 202112th of 21495
- Lung Cancer Rate, ASR (Females)1.4 per 100kLung Cancer Rates by Country · 2022tied 11th of 18394
- US Trade Deficit-$2.08BUS Trade Deficit by Country · 202520th of 22191
- % Risk at 740.31%Liver Cancer Rates by Country · 2022tied 16th of 18591
- % Annual Change0.67%Deforestation Rates by Country · 202018th of 16790
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Unintentional Gun Death Rate3.8 rate per 100kGun Violence by Country · 2023196th of 1971
- Rate of Unintentional Gun Death IHME3.8 per 100kGun Deaths by Country · 2023194th of 1951
- Rate of Stabbing Deaths1.1 per 100kStabbing Deaths by Country · 2019198th of 2022
- Countries with Water Scarcity · 2019159th of 1632
- STD Rate Female39,299 per 100kSTD Rates by Country · 2023196th of 2013
- Cocaine Use Rate281.02 per 100kDrug Use by Country · 2023197th of 2043
- GDP Growth (%)0.08%Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank) · 2025175th of 1855
- Crime Rate by Country · 2025136th of 1446
- Hypertension-Related Death Rate358.0 per 100kHypertension Rates by Country · 2023191st of 2046
- What Country Has the Most Gangs · 2025tied 174th of 1937
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among countries
- FactTied last of 173 countries · Meat Consumption by Country · 2022
- FactTied last of 127 countries · Inventions by Country · 2023
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 60 widely reported measures from 12 categories, leaving out size and totals
Dominican Republic78% similar
Panama75% similar
Cities in Jamaica
1 city with a report card, largest first
Quick answers
- What is the population of Jamaica?
- Jamaica has a population of 2,833,403, 142nd among 235 countries.
- What does Jamaica rank best at?
- Among countries, Jamaica ranks best for Female Suicide Rate (tied 5th of 204); Freedom of Expression Score GSoD (tied 6th of 170); Suicide Rate (tied 8th of 204).
- Where does Jamaica rank worst?
- Jamaica ranks lowest for GDP Growth (%) (175th of 185); Crime Index Numbeo (1-100) (136th of 144); Safety Index Numbeo (100-1) (136th of 144).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Jamaica?
- Rankodex ranks Jamaica on 1,574 statistics compared with other countries, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
1,574 metrics with a value for this place, in 536 topics