Moldova vs Jamaica

Moldova
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Chisinau
Population
2.4M
GDP
$18.2B
Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Kingston
Population
2.8M
GDP
$22.0B

POP 1.2x GDP 1.2x LE 0.3 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Moldova vs Jamaica

Intentional Homicides94.9%Poverty (< $2.15/day)92.9%Physicians (per 1,000 pe…88.5%Maternal Mortality Ratio85.4%GDP Growth Rate80.6%Forest Area79.1%Freshwater Withdrawal76.3%Population Density67.4%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Intentional Homicides rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Jamaica, 67% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
Population Density 85.4 262.2 2023
Population Ages 65+ 16.2% 8.2% 2024
Urban Population 43.5% 58.9% 2024
Population 2.4M 2.8M 2024

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

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Moldova, 81% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
GDP Growth Rate 0.3% -0.5% 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 34.3% 97.9% 2023
Unemployment Rate 1.4% 3.2% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $458.4M $305.1M 2024

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

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Moldova, 89% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.0 0.5 2023
Maternal Mortality Ratio 19 130 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 6.4% 4.6% 2012

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

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Moldova, 65% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 74.7% 26.2% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.6% 5.5% 2023

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

Environment: Forest Area (Jamaica, 79% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
Forest Area 11.7% 56.2% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 52.2% 12.4% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 21.4% 10.5% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 2,412 1,205 2023

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

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Jamaica, 14% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
Internet Users 77.4% 90.1% 2024
Access to Electricity 100.0% 97.7% 2023

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

Social: Intentional Homicides (Jamaica, 95% spread)

Indicator Moldova Jamaica Year
Intentional Homicides 2.5 49.4 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.1% 1.4% 2023
Net Migration -27,088 -10,506 2024
GINI Index 26.8 39.9 2023

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

How to read this Moldova vs Jamaica comparison

Moldova vs Jamaica is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band UMC: UMC/UMC). Look past the near-parity headers to Intentional Homicides (~95% spread); 42 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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