Gabon vs Jamaica

Gabon 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.

• Gabon and Jamaica have about the same number of people: 2.6 million and 2.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Gabon ($8,263) is 3% higher than in Jamaica ($8,003) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gabon (2.5%) than in Jamaica (0.1%), a difference of 2.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Jamaica (4%) than in Gabon (1.8%), a difference of 2.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gabon (20.2%) than in Jamaica (3.3%), a difference of 16.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Jamaica can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Gabon: 71.6 years against 68.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Jamaica is older: half of its people are over 31.7 years, against 21.5 years in Gabon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jamaica (90.1%) than in Gabon (68.7%), a difference of 21.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Jamaica (2.8 tonnes) are 40% higher than in Gabon (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gabon (91.4%) than in Jamaica (56.5%), a difference of 34.9 percentage points in 2024.