Jamaica or Philippines: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Jamaica
11
indicators ahead
Philippines
1
indicator ahead

Jamaica wins on more indicators: 11 of 12 against 1.

  • Safety and trust: tie 1:1
  • Costs and work: Jamaica 1:0
  • Climate and health: Jamaica 7:0
  • Law and institutions: Jamaica 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Jamaica
Philippines

Safety and trust

Tie (1 : 1)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.62 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✗49.4 per 100,000 residents
20231037% higher
✓4.4 per 100,000 residents
202391% lower
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
5%
2022

Costs and work

Better: Jamaica (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$13,291
20256% higher
✗$12,577
20255% lower

Climate and health

Better: Jamaica (7 : 0)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓71.6 years
20242% higher
✗69.9 years
20242% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓69.1 years
20243% higher
✗67.0 years
20243% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓74.1 years
20242% higher
✗73.0 years
20241% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓75.4 years
20231% higher
✗74.3 years
20231% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.36%
2024almost equal
97.83%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.22%
2024almost equal
97.35%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓21.7 µg/m³ per year
20232% lower
✗22.2 µg/m³ per year
20232% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Jamaica (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.03 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.47 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.09 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.57 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Jamaica, Philippines.

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