Jamaica vs Mongolia

Jamaica and Mongolia 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.

• Mongolia has about 1.3 times as many people as Jamaica: 3.6 million against 2.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Jamaica ($8,003) is 13% higher than in Mongolia ($7,108) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mongolia (6.8%) than in Jamaica (0.1%), a difference of 6.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mongolia (8.6%) than in Jamaica (4%), a difference of 4.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mongolia (5.2%) than in Jamaica (3.3%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mongolia can expect to live 0.8 years longer than one born in Jamaica: 72.4 years against 71.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Jamaica is older: half of its people are over 31.7 years, against 26.8 years in Mongolia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jamaica (90.1%) than in Mongolia (85.1%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mongolia (7.8 tonnes) are about 2.8 times as high as in Jamaica (2.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Jamaica (56.5%) than in Mongolia (9.1%), a difference of 47.4 percentage points in 2024.