Jamaica vs Thailand

Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Kingston
Population
2.8M
GDP
$22.0B
Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Bangkok
Population
71.7M
GDP
$529.4B

POP 25.2x GDP 24.0x LE 5.0 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Jamaica vs Thailand

Net Migration145%GDP Growth Rate118.1%Poverty (< $2.15/day)100%Foreign Direct Investment97.9%Population96%GDP (Current USD)95.8%Inflation (Consumer Pric…92.6%Intentional Homicides90.3%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Jamaica UMC vs Thailand UMC).

Demographics: Population (Thailand, 96% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
Population 2.8M 71.7M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 8.2% 15.4% 2024
Population Density 262.2 140.3 2023
Population Ages 0-14 18.7% 14.7% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Thailand, 118% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
GDP Growth Rate -0.5% 2.9% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $305.1M $14.3B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $22.0B $529.4B 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 5.4% 0.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Thailand, 74% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 130 34 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 4.6% 12.4% 2018
Infant Mortality Rate 16.4 7.7 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 17.8 9.0 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Jamaica, 54% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.5% 2.5% 2024
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 26.2% 45.0% 2015

4 closer education rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Electric Power Consumption (Thailand, 59% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
Electric Power Consumption 1,205 2,965 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 12.4% 25.5% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 10.5% 19.0% 2021
Forest Area 56.2% 38.7% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Jamaica, 64% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
Access to Sanitation 73.6% 26.7% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 117.7 160.6 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Thailand, 145% spread)

Indicator Jamaica Thailand Year
Net Migration -10,506 23.3K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.4% 0.0% 2021
Intentional Homicides 49.4 4.8 2023
GINI Index 39.9 33.3 2021

2 closer social rows sit on the Jamaica and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Jamaica vs Thailand comparison

Jamaica (UMC, Latin America & Caribbean) vs Thailand (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 25.2x smaller (2.8M vs 71.7M) and total GDP is 24.0x smaller ($22.0B vs $529.4B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~145% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Jamaica vs Thailand figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.