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Jamaica vs Somalia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 101 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Jamaica
jam
Leads on 48 of 101 metrics
Somalia
som
Leads on 35 of 101 metrics

Summary

Comparing Jamaica and Somalia: Somalia leads on Radios (470,000) against Jamaica (1.22); Jamaica leads on Major Urban Areas Population (597,000 people) against Somalia (2.61 people); Jamaica leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (7.89) against Somalia (838,000). Across 101 compared metrics, Jamaica wins on 48 and Somalia wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 41 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)82.45 %★27.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 28% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.83 points★40.49 points
Radios1.22470,000★
Televisions460,000★135,000
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

41 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $6.48B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars26.44B $★13.51B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.25 %NA
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.91 %NA
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index97.4★51.6
Electricity Consumption2.85315.3★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8393★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants3★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables15★7
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity1.0885,000★
Electricity Production4.01339★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)42.1 USD per capita649,000 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.2★36.8
Gross Fixed Investment19.520★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.98 %★4.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.4 %★6.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption198.2★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports198.2★0
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves05.66★
Oil Consumption63,000★5,000
Oil Exports01,109★
Oil Imports90,520★3,827
Oil Production506★110
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line16.7 people★54.4 people
Public Debt106.393★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.7 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption55,000★5,600
Refined Petroleum Products Exports823★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports30,580★5,590
Refined Petroleum Products Production24,250★0
Remittances17.9★15.8
Taxes and Other Revenues25.7★0
Unemployment Rate4.9 %★18.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)332,847.522,766★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.89★838,000
Population Distributionpopulation density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquiveldistribution varies greatly throughout the country; least densely populated areas are in the northeast and central regions, as well as areas along the Kenyan border; most populated areas are in and around the cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Boorama, Hargeysa,
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country5.47 Cubic meters per year★3.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources10.8214.7★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.24 %★0.36 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)158.5★102.49
Agricultural land4,170 sq. km441,308.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,022 km3,025 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.9 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2502,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country50.71 %★-0.05 %
Administrative Divisions1418★
Independence6★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.5★5.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km★0.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)130 %★563 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.7 %8.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS32,0008,700★
Underweight Children Under 54.4★23

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,00014,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Currently married (Percent)35.28 %63.89 %★
Life expectancy at birth75.32 years★63.7 years
Median age of population33.25 years★15.65 years
Population Change-3,759.8 persons683,162 persons★
Population density262.07 per sq. km32.22 per sq. km★
Total population2.83M persons20.30M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.94★0.49
Birth Rate (%)16.08 %46.36 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA6.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.37 %★11.22 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age794,250.1 persons4.55M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.573.44★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population597,000 people★2.61 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.53★166.6
Military Manpower at Military Age18males: 1,615,598 years of age (1997 est.)
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization72.89 %82.64 %★
Physician Density0.46 people/sq km★0.05 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.25 %3.32 %★
Population living in slums0.88 %43.35 %★
Total deaths21,923.2 persons★179,638.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.93 %★25.21 %
Total fertility rate1.33 per woman5.8 per woman★
Total net-migration-13,229.7 persons27,375.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate18.38 per live births★94.25 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.83★0.02
Airports2040★
Civil Air Travel8★1

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