Jamaica vs Thailand: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Jamaica
18.94 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Thailand
19.54 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Jamaica rank
58th
Thailand rank
55th
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Jamaica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 19.54 international-$ in 2021 prices against 18.94 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 55th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 10.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.25 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 17.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.53 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.8267 international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.2506 international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$, Jamaica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 19.54 international-$ in 2021 prices against 18.94 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Jamaica and Thailand?
- 0.6 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Thailand rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 55th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.