Jamaica vs Paraguay

Jamaica and Paraguay 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.

• Paraguay has about 2.5 times as many people as Jamaica: 7 million against 2.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Jamaica ($8,003) is 14% higher than in Paraguay ($7,027) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Paraguay (6.6%) than in Jamaica (0.1%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Jamaica (4%) and Paraguay (4%) in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Paraguay (4.8%) than in Jamaica (3.3%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Paraguay can expect to live 2.4 years longer than one born in Jamaica: 74 years against 71.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Jamaica is older: half of its people are over 31.7 years, against 26.3 years in Paraguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jamaica (90.1%) than in Paraguay (81.6%), a difference of 8.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Jamaica (2.8 tonnes) are about 2.3 times as high as in Paraguay (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Jamaica (56.5%) than in Paraguay (36.5%), a difference of 20 percentage points in 2024.