Country comparison Jamaica vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,568
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,942
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448
Deficit ($M) [+]202452
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,191
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101
Moody's Rating [+]10/18/2023B1
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+
Corruption Index [+]202344chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980º
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463º
Innovation Ranking [+]202479º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q181K
NMW [+]2023$365.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783º
Business
Doing Business [+]202071º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024258chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%
Population [+]20242,839,175chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437º
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,482chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20253,634chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025157,664chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,279.95chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113
Jamaica
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN