Jamaica's Social Factors

SOCIAL IMPACT FACTORS

The World Economics Social Impact Index weights multiple key social indicators covering Health (45%), Education (25%) and Employment (30%) to measure each nation's relationship with it's citizens, population, workers, and communities. Learn more...

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Index data: World Economics Research, London
Original source data: United Nations, Washington D.C.


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 Grade
(A-E)		 World Economics
Social
Index		 Life
Expectancy
Years		 Median
Age
Years		 Years of
Schooling
Average		 Education Spend
% of GDP		 Population in
Employment
% in work		 Poverty
% in poverty
Japan A 97.3 85 48 13 3.4 60.2 -
Canada A 96.5 83 40 14 5.2 60.3 -
Iceland A 96.3 83 36 14 7.7 62.5 -
Australia A 95.2 85 37 13 6.1 62.4 -
Germany A 95.1 81 45 14 4.7 59.2 -
Hong Kong A 94.8 86 45 12 4.0 55.9 -
Israel A 94.7 82 29 13 7.1 59.1 -
Norway A 94.7 83 39 13 5.9 62.9 -
Switzerland A 94.4 84 42 13 5.2 63.6 -
Luxembourg A 94.1 83 39 13 5.0 58.8 -
Korea, Rep. A 93.8 84 43 13 4.7 60.7 -
New Zealand A 93.8 83 37 13 6.0 67.2 -
United Kingdom A 93.2 81 40 13 5.5 59.7 -
Finland A 93.1 82 42 13 5.9 55.6 -
Malta A 93.0 84 39 12 5.9 60.1 -
Portugal A 92.9 81 45 13 5.0 54.0 -
Denmark A 92.7 81 41 13 6.4 59.2 -
Netherlands A 92.0 82 42 13 5.3 64.2 -
Slovenia A 91.9 81 43 13 5.8 55.4 -
Belgium A 91.6 82 41 12 6.7 50.8 -
Cyprus A 91.1 81 38 12 6.1 58.8 -
Austria A 91.0 82 43 12 5.1 57.0 -
United States A 90.5 77 38 14 6.1 57.4 -
France A 90.1 83 42 12 5.5 51.1 -
Estonia A 90.0 77 42 14 6.6 59.4 -
Spain A 89.9 83 44 11 4.6 49.0 -
Ireland A 89.5 82 38 12 3.1 58.3 -
United Arab Emirates A 89.2 79 33 13 3.9 73.9 -
Czechia A 88.7 78 43 13 5.1 58.0 -
Italy A 88.0 83 47 11 4.3 43.7 -
Greece A 87.1 80 45 11 4.4 43.0 -
Croatia B 86.7 78 44 12 5.5 47.5 -
Lithuania B 86.4 74 44 14 4.0 57.2 -
Latvia B 85.6 74 44 13 6.0 55.5 -
Sweden B 85.5 83 40 10 7.2 59.2 -
Bahrain B 84.8 79 33 11 2.2 69.0 -
Chile B 84.5 79 35 11 5.6 49.6 -
Hungary B 83.8 75 43 12 4.8 56.7 -
Slovak Republic B 83.3 75 41 12 4.6 56.3 -
Albania B 83.1 77 37 11 3.1 51.6 -
Bahamas, The B 81.9 72 32 13 2.8 59.4 -
Belarus B 81.3 72 40 12 4.7 60.7 -
Qatar B 81.2 79 33 10 3.2 87.1 -
Argentina B 80.9 75 31 11 5.0 53.8 1.6
Georgia B 80.8 72 36 13 3.6 52.6 4.2
Sri Lanka B 80.7 76 33 11 1.9 46.0 0.9
Oman B 80.1 73 29 12 5.4 66.1 -
Bosnia and Herzegovina B 79.8 75 42 11 - 35.6 0.1
Malaysia B 79.7 75 30 11 3.9 61.7 -
Uzbekistan B 79.1 71 27 12 4.9 53.6 -
Panama B 79.0 76 29 10 3.9 54.0 -
Kazakhstan B 78.9 69 30 12 4.4 65.7 -
Bulgaria B 78.7 72 45 11 4.0 52.6 -
Armenia B 78.5 72 34 11 2.8 41.1 0.4
Jordan B 78.5 74 23 10 3.2 30.8 0.1
Thailand B 78.1 79 39 9 3.1 65.8 -
Mauritius B 77.8 74 37 10 4.9 52.4 -
Ukraine B 77.7 72 41 11 5.4 50.2 -
Romania B 77.2 74 42 10 3.7 49.5 -
Moldova B 76.8 69 36 12 6.4 37.1 -
Poland B 76.7 77 41 9 5.2 55.1 -
Tajikistan C 76.5 72 22 11 5.9 37.2 4.1
Kyrgyzstan C 76.3 70 24 11 6.2 51.4 1.1
North Macedonia C 76.0 74 38 10 - 44.3 3.4
Russia C 75.9 69 39 11 3.7 58.3 -
Costa Rica C 75.8 77 33 9 6.7 48.6 2.1
Turkmenistan C 75.8 69 26 11 3.1 43.5 -
Uruguay C 75.6 75 35 9 4.6 55.2 -
Türkiye C 75.2 76 31 9 3.4 43.5 -
China C 74.5 78 38 8 3.6 64.8 0.1
Lebanon C 74.4 75 28 9 1.7 36.3 -
Kuwait C 74.3 79 38 7 6.6 67.9 -
Algeria C 73.9 76 28 8 7.0 35.1 0.4
Azerbaijan C 73.9 69 31 11 4.3 59.6 -
Dominican Republic C 73.3 73 27 9 4.6 57.0 0.8
Mongolia C 72.2 71 27 9 4.7 54.7 0.5
Vietnam C 71.3 74 32 8 4.1 72.8 1.8
Jamaica C 71.1 71 31 9 6.0 57.2 -
Philippines C 70.8 69 25 10 3.7 54.7 2.7
Singapore C 70.8 83 42 5 2.8 66.1 -
Ecuador C 70.7 74 28 9 3.7 60.7 6.5
Senegal C 70.5 67 18 11 5.5 42.9 7.6
Egypt C 70.4 70 24 10 2.5 37.4 3.8
Peru C 70.4 72 28 9 4.0 70.3 4.4
Brazil C 69.9 73 33 8 6.0 50.0 1.7
Mexico C 69.7 70 29 9 4.3 56.4 3.1
Tunisia C 69.6 74 32 7 7.3 38.2 0.2
Colombia C 68.3 73 31 9 4.9 55.4 10.3
Libya C 68.2 72 26 8 - 38.3 -
Nicaragua C 67.4 74 25 7 4.6 59.7 3.4
Gabon C 65.7 66 22 9 3.2 37.5 3.4
Indonesia D 65.6 68 29 9 3.5 64.7 2.2
Sudan D 65.4 65 18 11 - 38.5 12.2
El Salvador D 65.2 71 26 7 4.1 53.3 1.3
Morocco D 65.2 74 29 6 6.8 38.6 0.9
South Africa D 65.1 62 27 13 6.6 35.1 18.7
Guyana D 64.8 66 26 9 4.5 43.6 -
Saudi Arabia D 64.4 77 30 4 7.8 56.1 -
Bolivia D 64.2 64 24 10 9.8 69.5 4.4
Bangladesh D 62.0 72 26 7 2.1 54.0 14.3
Bhutan D 60.7 72 28 5 7.0 57.5 1.5
Cambodia D 58.9 70 27 5 3.1 79.2 -
Botswana D 58.8 61 24 10 8.7 45.5 14.5
Honduras D 58.7 70 23 7 6.4 55.3 14.8
Paraguay D 58.3 70 26 5 3.3 66.9 0.8
Myanmar D 57.9 66 29 6 2.1 53.6 1.4
Ghana D 56.7 64 20 8 4.0 65.2 12.7
Serbia D 56.6 74 43 3 3.6 47.8 2.3
Guatemala D 56.4 69 22 6 3.1 56.1 8.8
Suriname D 56.1 70 28 4 5.0 48.7 -
Laos D 53.9 68 24 5 2.3 75.5 10.0
Papua New Guinea D 53.7 65 22 11 1.4 45.9 38.0
Rwanda D 52.8 66 19 13 3.8 81.0 56.5
Pakistan D 52.3 66 20 5 2.4 47.9 3.6
Nepal D 51.5 69 24 5 4.2 75.6 15.0
India D 51.3 67 28 7 4.5 42.8 22.5
Mauritania D 50.6 64 18 5 1.9 39.6 6.0
Sierra Leone D 48.6 60 19 11 9.1 53.0 43.0
Namibia D 48.5 59 21 7 9.6 45.6 13.8
Gambia D 45.7 62 17 5 2.8 51.0 10.3
Afghanistan D 45.4 62 17 3 2.9 35.9 -
Comoros E 44.5 63 20 5 2.5 39.3 19.1
Cote d'Ivoire E 44.2 59 18 5 3.4 53.6 9.2
Haiti E 43.3 63 23 6 1.4 54.5 24.5
Zimbabwe E 41.9 59 18 9 3.9 79.4 39.5
Cameroon E 41.4 60 18 6 3.2 72.5 26.0
Central African Republic E 40.9 54 15 4 2.2 66.6 -
Togo E 40.4 62 19 5 4.0 55.1 24.1
Yemen, Rep. E 40.0 64 19 3 5.5 31.8 18.3
Kenya E 39.3 61 19 7 4.8 69.0 37.1
Congo, Rep. E 39.0 64 18 6 4.4 51.1 39.6
Benin E 38.7 60 18 4 3.0 69.8 19.2
Tanzania E 38.1 66 17 6 3.3 81.1 49.4
Uganda E 36.4 63 16 6 2.7 65.6 41.0
Ethiopia E 36.0 65 19 3 4.5 75.6 30.8
Eswatini E 35.3 57 22 6 5.0 36.8 29.2
Guinea-Bissau E 34.2 60 18 4 2.7 66.0 24.7
Mali E 33.4 59 15 2 4.4 63.3 16.3
Lesotho E 33.3 53 22 6 8.7 47.9 27.2
Zambia E 31.4 61 17 7 3.7 63.9 58.7
Liberia E 31.1 61 18 5 2.7 71.7 44.4
Nigeria E 31.1 53 17 7 0.5 48.5 39.1
Angola E 30.6 62 16 5 2.4 69.9 49.9
Guinea E 30.2 59 18 2 2.2 58.2 23.2
Burkina Faso E 25.9 59 17 2 5.5 61.8 33.7
Niger E 25.0 62 15 2 3.8 72.4 41.4
Congo, Dem. Rep E 21.1 59 16 7 2.7 61.6 77.2
Chad E 20.6 53 15 3 2.9 57.2 33.2
Madagascar E 20.5 65 19 5 3.1 82.3 78.8
Malawi E 19.4 63 17 5 2.9 70.3 73.5
Mozambique E 16.3 59 17 3 6.3 75.1 63.7
Burundi E 14.7 62 16 3 5.0 76.8 72.8



Key:
Social Factors Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Very good.

Grade definitions:
         A: Very good
         B: Good
         C: Average
         D: Poor
         E: Very poor

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