Chile vs Jamaica: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Chile

6.3

in 2025

Jamaica

6.3

in 2025

Chile rank

50th

Jamaica rank

49th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Chile
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 6.3 against 6.3 in Chile, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Jamaica ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 50th and Jamaica ranks 49th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.