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Germany vs Jamaica: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Germany
deu
Leads on 70 of 110 metrics
Jamaica
jam
Leads on 33 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Jamaica: Jamaica leads on Major Urban Areas Population (597,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Jamaica leads on Oil Imports (90,520) against Germany (2.67); Jamaica leads on Oil Consumption (63,000) against Germany (2.50). Across 110 compared metrics, Germany wins on 70 and Jamaica wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★89.47 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 83% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★75.83 points
Radios77.8★1.22
Televisions51.4460,000★
Waterways7,500none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★1.68B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★26.44B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %14.91 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.797.4★
Electricity Consumption536.5★2.85
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4183★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants23★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★15
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★1.08
Electricity Production612.8★4.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★42.1 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.439.9★
Gross Fixed Investment17.819.5★
Gross National Saving28★18.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-1.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★5.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36198.2★
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5198.2★
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.563,000★
Oil Exports470,200★0
Oil Imports2.6790,520★
Oil Production147,200★506
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★16.7 people
Public Debt63.9★106.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD★-0.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4655,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★823
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★30,580
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1624,250★
Remittances0.517.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.15★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★0.42
Taxes and Other Revenues1125.7★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★4.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★332,847.5
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.197.89★
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★5.47 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★10.82

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %10.24 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★158.5
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★4,170 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★1,022 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant★1.9 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065★250

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★50.71 %
Administrative Divisions16★14
Independence18★6
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.87★80.88
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.812.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★7.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★1.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★130 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★21.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★24.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00032,000★
Underweight Children Under 50.6★2.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★6,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★35.28 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.52
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★75.32 years
Median age of population45.59 years★33.25 years
Population Change-741,055 persons-3,759.8 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km★262.07 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons★2.83M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.94★
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %16.08 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %NA
Death Rate (%)11.96 %7.37 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★794,250.1 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★1.57
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★6.68 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people597,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★174.53
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★72.89 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★0.46 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.25 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.88 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons21,923.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★45.93 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman★1.33 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-13,229.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★18.38 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇲 JamaicaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.83
Airports840★20
Civil Air Travel239★8
Heliports449★2

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