Jamaica vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
Jamaica
0.5685 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
16th
World rank
17th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Jamaica
- World
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.5685 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1137 units per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 16th and World ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4517 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4507 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | World |
| 2010s | 0.4839 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.5465 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.0958 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 World?
- Jamaica, at 0.5685 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Jamaica and World?
- 0.1137 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 16th and World ranks 17th of 188 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.