Jamaica vs Low & middle income: Labor force, total, per capita
Jamaica
0.5685 units per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.4422 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
16th
Low & middle income rank
19th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.5685 units per person against 0.4422 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1263 units per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4517 units per person | 0.4298 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4507 units per person | 0.4435 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4839 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.043 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.5465 units per person | 0.4379 units per person | 0.1087 units per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
- Jamaica, at 0.5685 units per person against 0.4422 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 0.1263 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 19th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.