Jamaica vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income: Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 67.18 against 59.41 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income, a difference of 7.77.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 26th and Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.78 | 58.38 | 6.4 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 60.72 | 59.05 | 1.67 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 58.54 | 59.15 | 0.6176 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income |
| 2020s | 65.51 | 58 | 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), Jamaica or Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income?
- Jamaica, at 67.18 against 59.41 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates) between Jamaica and Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income?
- 7.77, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income rank globally for employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Jamaica ranks 26th and Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
- 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
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.