Jamaica vs Jordan: GDP per capita
Jamaica
9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Jordan
9,289 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Jamaica rank
128th
Jordan rank
129th
GDP per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9,289 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jordan, a difference of 166 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 128th and Jordan ranks 129th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,350 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,449 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,901 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 6,742 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,057 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,685 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7,792 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,474 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,318 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5,297 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,396 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,099 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jordan |
| 1990s | 6,321 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,976 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,345 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7,527 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,364 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,164 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9,127 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,331 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,203 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jordan |
| 2020s | 9,232 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,706 international-$ in 2021 prices | 473.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Jamaica or Jordan?
- Jamaica, at 9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9,289 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Jamaica and Jordan?
- 166 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 128th and Jordan ranks 129th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.