Iceland vs Jamaica: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line
Iceland
8.8%
in 2017
Jamaica
8.2%
in 2023
Iceland rank
60th
Jamaica rank
61st
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line over time
- Iceland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 8.8% against 8.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 61st of 73 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living below the national poverty line, Iceland or Jamaica?
- Iceland, at 8.8% against 8.2% in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living below the national poverty line between Iceland and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2017.
- How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Iceland ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 61st of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.