Americas: Upper-middle income vs Jamaica: Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates)

Americas: Upper-middle income
59.41
in 2027
Jamaica
67.18
in 2027
Americas: Upper-middle income rank
28th
Jamaica rank
26th

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Americas: Upper-middle income
  • Jamaica
0204060199120092027

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 67.18 against 59.41 in Americas: Upper-middle income, a difference of 7.77.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Americas: Upper-middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.

Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 28th and Jamaica ranks 26th of 87 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas: Upper-middle income averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas: Upper-middle income Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 58.38 64.78 6.4 Jamaica
2000s 59.05 60.72 1.67 Jamaica
2010s 59.15 58.54 0.6176 Americas: Upper-middle income
2020s 58 65.51 7.51 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates), Americas: Upper-middle income or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 67.18 against 59.41 in Americas: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates) between Americas: Upper-middle income and Jamaica?
7.77, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: Upper-middle income and Jamaica?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Americas: Upper-middle income and Jamaica rank globally for employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates)?
Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 28th and Jamaica ranks 26th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.