Jamaica vs Moldova

Jamaica and Moldova 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.

• Jamaica has about 1.2 times as many people as Moldova: 2.8 million against 2.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Moldova ($8,622) is 8% higher than in Jamaica ($8,003) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Moldova (2.4%) than in Jamaica (0.1%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Moldova (7.8%) than in Jamaica (4%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Jamaica (3.3%) than in Moldova (1.5%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Jamaica (71.6 years) and Moldova (71.3 years) in 2024.
• The population of Moldova is older: half of its people are over 37.8 years, against 31.7 years in Jamaica in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jamaica (90.1%) than in Moldova (77.4%), a difference of 12.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Moldova (3.4 tonnes) are 21% higher than in Jamaica (2.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Jamaica (56.5%) than in Moldova (11.3%), a difference of 45.2 percentage points in 2024.