Country comparison Jamaica vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,568chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,942chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,191chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$1,0252023Gov. 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 [+]202344
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980º
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q181K
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$883.02024NMW [+]
€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783º
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
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 [+]20222,478,400chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024258chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,839,175chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437º
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540
Suicide rate [+]20151.48
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301
Generation GWh [+]20234,482
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20253,634chart1012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025157,664chart6,37212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,279.95chart555.5612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Jamaica
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF