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Jamaica vs Morocco: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Jamaica
jam
Leads on 36 of 117 metrics
Morocco
mar
Leads on 68 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Jamaica and Morocco: Jamaica leads on Major Urban Areas Population (597,000 people) against Morocco (3.89 people); Jamaica leads on Televisions (460,000) against Morocco (3.10); Morocco leads on Dam capacity per capita (461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Jamaica (1.90 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 117 compared metrics, Jamaica wins on 36 and Morocco wins on 68.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)90.11 %91.2 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.47 %91 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 91% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.83 points★48.04 points
Radios1.226.64★
Televisions460,000★3.1
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $15.15B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars26.44B $173.27B $★
Apple Import Volume1.41M tonnes9.71M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.25 %6.5 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.91 %★5.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index97.4★93
Electricity Consumption2.8528.25★
Electricity Exports0165★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels83★68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants316★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1515
Electricity Imports05.29★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.088.3★
Electricity Production4.0128.75★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)42.1 USD per capita★23.52 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient3539.5★
Gross Fixed Investment19.531.2★
Gross National Saving18.330.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.5 %5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.4 %1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption198.2★1.22
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports198.2★1.13
Natural Gas Production087.78★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.44★
Oil Consumption63,000209,000★
Oil Exports025,090★
Oil Imports90,520221,000★
Oil Production5063,938★
Oil Proved Reserves0680,000★
Population Below Poverty Line16.7 people3.9 people★
Public Debt106.364.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.7 USD3.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption55,000278,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8239,504★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports30,580229,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production24,25066,230★
Remittances17.9★8.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.15★0.13
Robotics Research Funding0.06 USD0.47 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.6311.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues25.7★21
Unemployment Rate4.9 %★9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate69.57 %43.94 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)332,847.5101,168★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.89★64.17
Population Distributionpopulation density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivelthe highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.39 sq km★2.07 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country5.47 Cubic meters per year10 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources10.8229★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.24 %★2.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)158.5★39.89
Agricultural land4,170 sq. km286,647 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,022 km2,945 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.9 cubic meters per inhabitant461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land25017,645★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country50.71 %★48.1 %
Administrative Divisions14★12
Independence6★2
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.5★11.9
Health Care Spending per Capita1,085.37 USD★738.48 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.2 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %(2021 est.) note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)130 %70 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.225.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.7 %★26.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS32,00022,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52.5★3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,000246,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Currently married (Percent)35.28 %55.23 %★
Human Capital Index0.52★0.52
Life expectancy at birth75.32 years78.77 years★
Median age of population33.25 years★30.15 years
Population Change-3,759.8 persons344,033.4 persons★
Population density262.07 per sq. km86.97 per sq. km★
Total population2.83M persons38.78M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.94★0.48
Birth Rate (%)16.08 %16.5 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA70.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.37 %6.66 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age794,250.1 persons9.87M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.5712.48★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.68 years★6.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population597,000 people★3.89 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.53★170.4
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1819★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization72.89 %78.28 %★
Physician Density0.46 people/sq km0.74 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.25 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums0.88 %9.01 %★
Total deaths21,923.2 persons★214,533.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.93 %47.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.33 per woman2.16 per woman★
Total net-migration-13,229.7 persons★-53,314 persons
Under-five mortality rate18.38 per live births15.29 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.83★0.29
Airports2048★
Civil Air Travel828★
Heliports217★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Current Bank Rate5.75 %★2.25 %

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