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Jamaica

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Key facts

  • currency: Jamaican dollar
  • capital city: Kingston
  • region: Caribbean
  • continent: Americas
  • land area: 10,830 km²
  • population: 2,825,544 people
  • political leader: Andrew Holness (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Summary

Jamaica is a country. The capital city is Kingston, located in the Caribbean region of Americas. It has a land area of 10,830 km², a population of 2,825,544 people and uses the currency Jamaican dollar. The Prime Minister is Andrew Holness.

Location on a map: [18°25′N, -77°50′W]

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Environment

Jamaica is one of the countries in Americas, countries in Caribbean and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 4,170.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.57 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 6.08 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 3.13 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 89.74 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 7.13 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 82.04 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.34 births per woman
  • Forest area: 6,007 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 80.97 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 7.71 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 27.90
  • Methane emissions: 1.15 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 0.30 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 1,424,543 people
  • Male population: 1,401,001 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 10.50 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 10,006.16 km²
  • Rural population: 1,204,303 people
  • Urban land area: 1,022.33 km²
  • Urban population: 1,621,241 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 7.33 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Jamaica by population

Cities in Jamaica

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Jamaica

Evolution of historical forest area in Jamaica

Distribution of sites in Jamaica by inscription year

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Jamaica

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Jamaica

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Jamaica

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Jamaica

Relationship between methane emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Jamaica

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Jamaica

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Jamaica

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical land area in Jamaica

Evolution of historical median age in Jamaica

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Jamaica

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Jamaica

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Jamaica

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Jamaica

Geographical distribution of sites in Jamaica by area

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Jamaica

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Evolution of historical population in Jamaica

Relationship between urban land area and population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical female population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical male population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Jamaica

Evolution of historical rural land area in Jamaica

Evolution of historical rural population in Jamaica

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Jamaica

Evolution of historical urban land area in Jamaica

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical urban population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Jamaica

Relationship between population and date in Jamaica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Jamaica

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Jamaica

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Jamaica

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Jamaica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Jamaica

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Jamaica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Jamaica

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Jamaica

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Jamaica

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Jamaica

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Jamaica

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Jamaica

Sites in Jamaica

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Jamaica

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Jamaica

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Jamaica

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Jamaica

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Jamaica

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Jamaica

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Jamaica

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Jamaica

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Jamaica

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Jamaica

Proportion of transboundary sites in Jamaica

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Jamaica by mean width

Wildfires in Jamaica

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Jamaica

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 6,000 people
  • Democracy score: 7.02
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 85.12 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 1.31 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -10,999 people
  • Press freedom: 7.03
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 28.57 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Jamaica

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Jamaica

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Jamaica

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Jamaica

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Jamaica

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Jamaica

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Jamaica

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Jamaica

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Jamaica

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Jamaica

Evolution of historical net migration in Jamaica

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Jamaica

Political parties in Jamaica

Distribution of politicians from Jamaica by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Jamaica

Politicians from Jamaica

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Business

  • Central government debt: 106.28 % of GDP
  • Expense: 29.83 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 19,423,355,367.24 current US$
  • Inflation: 6.47 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 38.18 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 25.71 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 4.42 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 33.99 % of total employment

Shops in Jamaica

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Jamaica

Companies from Jamaica

Proportion of employee types in companies from Jamaica

Distribution of companies founded in Jamaica by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Jamaica

Evolution of historical central government debt in Jamaica

Evolution of historical expense in Jamaica

Evolution of historical GDP in Jamaica

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Jamaica

Evolution of historical inflation in Jamaica

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Jamaica

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Jamaica

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Jamaica

Evolution of historical unemployment in Jamaica

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Jamaica

Exchanges in Jamaica

Proportion of shops per country in Jamaica

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Health

  • Birth rate: 11.53 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 8.79 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 372.45 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 7.19 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.50 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 1.68 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 71
  • Suicide mortality rate: 2.40 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Jamaica

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate over time in Jamaica

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Jamaica

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Jamaica

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Jamaica

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Jamaica

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Jamaica

Evolution of historical death rate in Jamaica

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Jamaica

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Jamaica

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Jamaica

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Jamaica

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Jamaica

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Jamaica

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Jamaica

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Jamaica

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Jamaica

Diseases in Jamaica

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Jamaica

Proportion of diseases in Jamaica by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Jamaica by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Jamaica

Evolution of historical deaths in Jamaica

Relationship between cases and deaths in Jamaica

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Jamaica by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Jamaica

Athletes from Jamaica

Proportion of competitions per city in Jamaica

Competitions in Jamaica

Proportion of competitions per country in Jamaica

Distribution of competitions in Jamaica by start date

Proportion of medals won by Jamaica in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Jamaica

Distribution of artists from Jamaica by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Jamaica

Geographical distribution of museums in Jamaica by visitors

Museums in Jamaica

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Jamaica by total students

Distribution of universities in Jamaica per foundation year

Universities in Jamaica

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In literature

There are 482 books written about Jamaica in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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