Bahamas vs Jamaica: Employment to population ratio
Bahamas
66.98
in 2025
Jamaica
67.28
in 2025
Bahamas rank
27th
Jamaica rank
26th
Employment to population ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 67.28 against 66.98 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.37 | 64.78 | 0.592 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 67.37 | 60.72 | 6.65 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 64.62 | 58.54 | 6.08 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 65.19 | 64.95 | 0.2398 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 67.28 against 66.98 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0.3, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for employment to population ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 26th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.