El Salvador vs Jamaica

El Salvador and Jamaica compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• El Salvador has about 2.2 times as many people as Jamaica: 6.4 million against 2.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Jamaica ($8,003) is 39% higher than in El Salvador ($5,767) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in El Salvador (3.9%) than in Jamaica (0.1%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Jamaica (4%) than in El Salvador (0.3%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was the same in El Salvador (3.3%) and Jamaica (3.3%) in 2025.
• A baby born in El Salvador can expect to live 0.7 years longer than one born in Jamaica: 72.3 years against 71.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Jamaica is older: half of its people are over 31.7 years, against 27 years in El Salvador in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jamaica (90.1%) than in El Salvador (66.5%), a difference of 23.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Jamaica (2.8 tonnes) are 87% higher than in El Salvador (1.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Jamaica (56.5%) than in El Salvador (33%), a difference of 23.5 percentage points in 2024.