Jamaica vs Zambia: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Jamaica
3.5%
in 2023
Zambia
3.7%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
139th
Zambia rank
138th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Jamaica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 139th and Zambia ranks 138th of 152 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 3.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Jamaica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Jamaica and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Jamaica ranks 139th and Zambia ranks 138th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).